Application of a novel open-source program for measuring the effects of toxicants on the swimming behavior of large groups of unmarked fish

Chemosphere

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 938-944

  Barry, Michael J ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Automation; Fish; Swimming behavior; Tracking

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; AUTOMATION; FISH; MATLAB; OPEN SYSTEMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

FRUIT FLIES; LARGE GROUPS; OPEN SOURCES; OPEN-SOURCE PROGRAM; PATH TORTUOSITY; RATE OF CHANGE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING VELOCITIES;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

QUINALDINE DERIVATIVE;

AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYPRINID; FLY; SOFTWARE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TORTUOSITY; TOXICITY; TRACKING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FISH; NONHUMAN; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

CYPRINODONTOIDEI; DROSOPHILA (GENUS);

EID: 84856217270     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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