The study of insect blood-feeding behaviour. 2. Recording techniques and the use of flow charts.
This paper continues a discussion of approaches and methodologies we have used in our studies of feeding in haematophagous insects. Described are techniques for directly monitoring behaviour: electrical recording of feeding behaviour via resistance changes in the food canal, optical methods for monitoring mouthpart activity, and a computer technique for behavioural event recording. Also described is the use of "flow charts" or "decision diagrams" to model interrelated sequences of behaviours.
D000818:Animals; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012985:Software Design