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Continuous Noninvasive Measuring of Crayfish Cardiac and Behavioral Activities
 

Continuous Noninvasive Measuring of Crayfish Cardiac and Behavioral Activities

Article DOI: 10.3791/58555-v 06:57 min February 6th, 2019
February 6th, 2019

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Summary

This article presents a noninvasive biomonitoring system for the continuous recording and analyses of crayfish cardiac and locomotor activities. This system consists of a near-infrared optical sensor, a video-tracking module, and software for evaluating crayfish heartbeats that reflects its physiological condition and characterizes crayfish behavior during heartbeat fluctuations.

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Keywords: Crayfish Cardiac Activity Behavioral Activity Noninvasive Monitoring Ecotoxicology Biomonitoring Crustaceans Near-infrared Light Image Processing Sensor Attachment Epoxy Glue Water Quality
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