An RFID tracking system supporting the behavior analysis of colonial laboratory animals

International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 63-80

  Catarinucci, Luca ^a   Colella, Riccardo ^a   Mainetti, Luca ^a   Mighali, Vincenzo ^a   Patrono, Luigi ^a   Pieretti, Stefano ^b   Sergi, Ilaria ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Implantable biomedical devices; Medical information systems; Natural environment; RFID tags; UHF antennas

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; IMPLANTABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RF-ID TAGS; UHF ANTENNAS;

DATA PROCESSING; HARDWARE; MAMMALS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); TRACKING (POSITION);

LABORATORIES;

EID: 84885987069     PISSN: 17545730     EISSN: 17545749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RFT-130048     Document Type: Article

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