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Showing 1 to 20 of 149 for “"Animal behavior"”.
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Human and Animal Behavior Understanding
Human and animal behavior understanding is an important yet challenging task in computer vision. It has a variety of real-world applications including human computer interaction (HCI), video surveillance, pharmacology, genetics, etc. We first present an evaluation of spatiotemporal interest point …
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Queering of animal behavior in US biology textbooks
… binaries within the genetics, reproduction, and animal behavior sections of these texts. The research sample included the most-used high school biology textbooks from four major publishers—Savvas Learning, Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt—with a critical focus on the …
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The ethology of the Arizona Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus tumidus)
"The study of animal behavior has erroneously been described as the newest branch of the zoological sciences. In reality the study of behavior began with man's initial observations of the animals around him since his survival depended upon his knowledge of these animals and their behavior. With the …
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Interview with an octopus
… that this is the result of projection, and that animal behavior science ought to take a more quantitative and experimental approach to studies of behavior. The case of the octopus is a valuable opportunity to consider how we as humans go about observing animal behavior. The contentious debate …
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Regulation and function of histone variant H2BE in neurons
… combines multiomic analyses, mouse models, and animal behavior with molecular and biochemical techniques from the chromatin biology field. Using these tools, we reveal broad expression of the H2B variant H2BE in multiple tissues, including in the brain where it is enriched at neuronal promoters. …
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Tracking and monitoring marine animals with vision-guided underwater vehicles
Marine animals constitute an estimated 80% of all animal biomass on Earth, with nearly one- to two-thirds of marine species still undescribed to science and much of the ocean at depth remains underexplored. Even among the species we know, for many, we have few observations and limited understanding …
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The grazing habits of cattle on pasture
… at Middleburg. It was postulated that data on animal behavior would help interpret the animal responses observed. This report gives data on animal grazing frequency; however, data on other aspects of animal behavior were obtained.
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Affective synthetic characters
… thesis work is twofold: One is to understand animal behavior, the role of the motivation system and of affect, in terms of the theory embodied in the software architecture for modeling interactive synthetic characters. The other is a practical one: to build believable synthetic characters that …
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The Animal Life
… for a new basis of the rights and dignities of animals. The first chapter explains how the neurobiological output / input model can be applied to animal behavior, and suggests that animals—from fruit flies to chimpanzees—and humans are most similar in their desire to experiment with the world …
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A SINGLE GUSTATORY RECEPTOR CAN SWITCH THE INCENTIVE SALIENCE OF A SPECIFIC REWARD
Animal behavior is shaped by both evolution and individual experience. The selection of an appropriate response to an external stimulus represents a fundamental brain function. Reward influences both immediate and long-term animal behavior. Although much work has been done on understanding the …
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Landscape heterogeneity at multiple scales: effects on movement patterns and habitat selection of eleodid beetles
… variations in spatial structure could affect how animals move through a landscape, accounting for the observed patterns of habitat occupancy. I combined these observations with experimental manipulations of several landscape features that affect the movement behaviors of beetles. The results from …
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Latent variable models for hippocampal sequence analysis
… is critical for consolidation and recall-guided behaviors. Notably, these PBEs occur during times of inactivity, so that their representations cannot easily be matched with observable animal behavior. In my thesis, I present an approach to uncover temporal structure within hippocampal output …
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Molecular, cellular, and circuit analysis of C. elegans spitting behavior
… identify the neural and molecular substrates of animal behavior and understand the principles by which they function is a major goal in neurobiology. One simple system for such behavioral studies is the pharynx of the nematode worm C. elegans, which contracts rhythmically (pumps) to ingest food. …
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Sustainable Safari Practices: Proximity to Wildlife, Educational Intervention and the Quality of Experience
… tourist preferences to obtain close proximity to animals, particularly large mammals. Recognizing these preferences and associated impacts to animal behavior defined in previous research, we develop and deliver a survey instrument designed to measure the perceived quality of experience of the …
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The Edutainer: Walt Disney, Nature Films, and American Understandings of Nature in the Twentieth Century
… humans through anthropomorphized depictions of animal behavior, stood out in contrast to other existing post-war environmental mindsets during the controversy surrounded the proposed construction of a vacation resort in Mineral King, California, following Disney’s death.
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Low-Power Wireless Sensor Node with Edge Computing for Pig Behavior Classifications
… sensor node (WSN) system, capable of sensing animal motion and transmitting motion data wirelessly, is an effective and efficient way to monitor pigs' activity. However, the raw sensor data sampling and transmission consumes lots of power such that WSNs' battery have to be frequently charged …
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Protoporphyrin IX distribution in rat brain following the administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its hexylester
… of these compounds were examined based on animal behavior and respiratory distress. It was determined that the maximum tolerable dose for intra-cranial injection is 99 mM 5-Aminolevulinic acid and 66 mM h-ALA; Human glioma spheroids were grown in vitro. After incubation, spheroids were …
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Precision Technologies and Data Analytics for Monitoring Ruminants
… livestock industry, there is a rising demand for animal protein products and a pressing need for sustainable practices. Consequently, it is imperative to focus on improving efficiency and sustainability across the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of the livestock system. Precision …
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ELUCIDATING THE ROLE OF BCAT1 IN MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND NEURODEVELOPMENT
… turn alters neuronal development and ultimately animal behavior.
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