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A SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING BEHAVIOR OF NEONATE CATERPILLARS AND OTHER SMALL, SLOW-MOVING ANIMALS

Eigenbrode, Sanford D. ; Barnard, John ; Shelton, Anthony M.

In: The Canadian Entomologist, 1989, vol. 121, no. 12, p. 1125-1126

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    Titre
    • A SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING BEHAVIOR OF NEONATE CATERPILLARS AND OTHER SMALL, SLOW-MOVING ANIMALS
    Auteur
    • Eigenbrode, Sanford D.. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA 14456
    • Barnard, John. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA 14456
    • Shelton, Anthony M.. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA 14456
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • The Canadian Entomologist, 1989, vol. 121, no. 12, p. 1125-1126. Cambridge University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Biologie, Sciences de la vie
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:302752
    Summary
    We have developed a system for recording and quantifying animal behavior on artificial or natural substrates. The system is designed for subjects such as insects and mites with movement rates as high as 4 cm/min. The principle is the same as in automatic stage or sphere centering devices (Berg 1971; Kramer 1976; Thiery and Visser 1986), but the compensations are made manually by an observer who may also simultaneously enter codes for specific behaviors on a microcomputer keypad. Data files produced are analyzed or plotted using programs in SAS® (SAS Institute 1985a) or similar data analysis packages