Semi-automated tracking of behaviour of Betta splendens

Maëlle Durey; Rasmus Reinhold Paulsen; Giuliano Matessi; Torben Dabelsteen

Semi-automated tracking of behaviour of Betta splendens

Maëlle Durey, Rasmus Reinhold Paulsen, Giuliano Matessi, Torben Dabelsteen

University of Copenhagen

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In this paper, a novel software system for animal behaviour tracking is described. It is used for tracking fish filmed in aquariums using a low quality acquisition system. The tracking is based on a multiscale template matching technique that finds both the position and the orientation of the tracked fish. The template is matched in the background subtracted frames, where the background is estimated using a median based approach. The system is very stable and has been used in a large behavioural study design to the use of the behavioural pattern known as mate choice copying in Betta splendens.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SSIAB8 : The 8th French-Danish Workshop on Spatial Statistics and Image Analysis in Biology
Editors	Bjarne Kjær Ersbøll, Gilles Guillot
Publication date	2010
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	8th French-Danish Workshop in Spatial Statistics and Image Analysis in Biology - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 17 May 2010 → 19 May 2010 Conference number: 8

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Workshop	8th French-Danish Workshop in Spatial Statistics and Image Analysis in Biology
Number	8
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	17/05/2010 → 19/05/2010

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