title: Ratpack: wearable sensor networks for animal observation.
abstract: The goal of our project is to describe the behavior of rats. For this purpose we are using wireless sensor networks, monitoring various quantities that yield important information to complement current knowledge on the behavioral repertoire of rats. So far, on the sensing and processing side we have developed innovative, minimalist approaches pointing in two directions: vocalization analysis and movement tracking. On the data collection and routing side we have adapted to the known burrowing habits of rats by developing new methods for synchronization and data aggregation under the paradigm of sporadic connectivity in a sparse, dynamic network.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, Tübingen University, 72076, Germany. firstname.lastname@uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Okuary
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Osechas
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: Jó
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bitsch
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wehrle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D003020:Clothing; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008904:Miniaturization; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000662:veterinary*; D051381:Rats; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers