Blog posts tagged with tracking

Nearly impossible to video track: small shrimp
08 Apr animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Nearly impossible to video track: small shrimp

Gammarus shrimps are exceptionally difficult to track, but Noldus solved the puzzle, resulting in interesting insights into its ecology.
Livestock Research: Tracking sheep to learn their behavior
16 Mar animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Livestock Research: Tracking sheep to learn their behavior

We recently installed TrackLab at Aberystwyth University in Wales, UK, for the tracking and detailed analysis of the spatial behavior of sheep.
How does heat stress affect the health and welfare of dairy cows?
24 Feb animal behavior research Other (Animal)

How does heat stress affect the health and welfare of dairy cows?

When environmental temperatures rise, livestock animals, such as dairy cows, are vulnerable to heat stress. Researchers Polsky and von Keyserlingk reviewed how heat stress affects animal productivity, health, and welfare.
Tracking chickens: A promising approach for identifying feather-peckers
21 Nov animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Tracking chickens: A promising approach for identifying feather-peckers

Manually observing chickens in barns is a tedious job to which ultra-wideband tracking offers a solution. But does it interfere with normal behavior?
Video tracking for high-throughput screening of plant resistance to thrips
26 Sep animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Video tracking for high-throughput screening of plant resistance to thrips

A thrips is a tiny insect that can have a not-so-tiny effect on plants. A lot of research is currently carried out on how to get rid of these creatures.
4 Cool cow facts
11 Feb animal behavior research Other (Animal)

4 Cool cow facts

The investigation of movement, activity, and behavior of animals in stables gives great insight. Read this blog to learn more about that, but also about cow behavior in paddocks.
Bigger is not always better: hypothesis testing in sexual evolution
20 Aug animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Bigger is not always better: hypothesis testing in sexual evolution

Sexual selection can lead to fascinating phenomena. We are all familiar with the fabulous color display of male peacocks to attract females. Less well known, but definitely not less interesting, are stalk-eyed flies.
Smelly feet and heat – how malaria mosquitoes find their hosts
13 Oct animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Smelly feet and heat – how malaria mosquitoes find their hosts

It seems that mosquitoes use human body odor to locate suitable hosts, and different people smell differently to mosquitoes.
How zebrafish and optogenetics are great for investigating stress
23 Sep animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

How zebrafish and optogenetics are great for investigating stress

By this point, we do not need to tell you how popular zebrafish are. We also probably do not need to point out the great technological advances that are being made in research because of the use of optogenetics.