Title :
Automated analysis of feeding behavior in small animals
Author :
Stitt, J.P. ; Gaumond, R.P. ; Frazier, J.L. ; Hanson, F.E.
Author_Institution :
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Discusses the implementation of an automated apparatus for recording and quantifying food choice behavior by small animals. A computer controls the apparatus by positioning a video camera over each one of twelve petri dishes. When the camera is in position, an image of the underlying dish is captured and the digitized image is returned to the computer for further processing. Within the computer a digital image processing procedure analyzes and quantifies the observed behavior
Keywords :
biological techniques; biology computing; image processing; video signal processing; zoology; automated analysis; digital image processing procedure; digitized image; feeding behavior; observed behavior quantification; petri dishes; plant-feeding caterpillar; small animals; video camera; Animals; Automatic control; Biomedical signal processing; Cameras; Disk recording; Hardware; Insects; Mathematical model; Neurons; Taste buds;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1998. Proceedings of the IEEE 24th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Hershey, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4544-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1998.664897
