[en] Initially developed so that an individual could be recognised in mark-recapture studies of aquatic animals, fluorescent VIE (Visible Implant Elastomer) tags are used here for a new application in ethometry: the study of behavior of transparent animals in dim light or in darkness using automatic tracking technology. The application and validation of this multitracking method is tested in the context of research on the glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) estuarine migratory behavior, a crucial point to better understand the dynamics of this endangered species. The method makes it possible to measure the activity (notably distance and speed) of four individuals as a function of tidal and nycthemeral rhythms in the same flume (circular aquarium simulating the river or estuarine conditions) across a wide time scale (from seconds to weeks).
Research Center/Unit :
INRA/UPPA UMR ECOBIOP St Pée sur Nivelle France Behavioural Biology Unit: Laboratory of Fish and Amphibian Ethology, ULiège
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Delcourt, Johann ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Ylieff, Marc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Bolliet, Valérie; Institut Scientifique de Recherche Agronomique - INRA/ UPPA > Pôle d'Hydrobiologie, St Pée sur Nivelle, France > UMR Ecologie et Biologie des Populations de Poissons (ECOBIOP)
Poncin, Pascal ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Bardonnet, Agnès; Institut Scientifique de Recherche Agronomique - INRA/ UPPA > Pôle d'hydrobiologie de St Pée sur Nivelle, France > UMR Ecologie & biologie des populations de Poissons ECOBIOP
Language :
English
Title :
Video tracking in the extreme: a new possibility for tracking nocturnal underwater transparent animals with fluorescent elastomer tags
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Behavior Research Methods
ISSN :
1554-351X
eISSN :
1554-3528
Publisher :
Psychonomic Society, Austin, United States - Texas
Volume :
43
Pages :
590-600
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Programme Hubert Curien Tournesol EGIDE
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique WBI - Wallonie-Bruxelles International Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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