Early Results of Three-Year Monitoring of Red Wood Ants’ Behavioral Changes and Their Possible Correlation with Earthquake Events

Early Results of Three-Year Monitoring of Red Wood Ants’ Behavioral Changes and Their Possible Correlation with Earthquake Events

Short-term earthquake predictions with an advance warning of several hours or days are currently not possible due to both incomplete understanding of the complex tectonic processes and inadequate observations. Abnormal animal behaviors before earthquakes have been reported previously, but create pro...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Berberich, Martin Berberich, Arne Grumpe, Christian Wöhler, Ulrich Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
red wood ants’ behavioral changes
earthquakes
long-term in situ monitoring
automated image evaluation routine
statistical analyses
tectonically active faults
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/1/63

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