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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Sanford D. Eigenbrode ,
John Barnard  and
Anthony M. Shelton
Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA14456
John Barnard
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA14456
Anthony M. Shelton
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA14456
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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.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 121 , Issue 12 , December 1989 , pp. 1125 - 1126
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1989

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