Nesting box imager: Contact-free, real-time measurement of activity, surface body temperature, and respiratory rate applied to hibernating mouse models.

Noncontact methods to measure animal activity and physiology are necessary to monitor undisturbed states such as hibernation. Although some noncontact measurement systems are commercially available, they are often incompatible with realistic habitats, which feature freely moving animals in small, cl...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel E Kallmyer, Han Jong Shin, Ethan A Brem, William J Israelsen, Nigel F Reuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000406

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