Video Recording and Analysis of Avian Movements and Behavior: Insights from Courtship Case Studies.

ABSTRACT: Video recordings are useful tools for advancing our understanding of animal movements and behavior. Over the past decades, a burgeoning area of behavioral research has put forward innovative methods to investigate animal movement using video analysis, which includes motion capture and machine learning algorithms. These tools are particularly valuable for the study of elaborate and complex motor behaviors, but can be challenging to use. We focus in particular on elaborate courtship displays, which commonly involve rapid and/or subtle motor patterns. Here, we review currently available tools and provide hands-on guidelines for implementing these techniques in the study of avian model species. First, we suggest a set of possible strategies and solutions for video acquisition based on differen

SUBMITTER: Janisch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8516111 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature