title: 3D tracking of mating events in wild swarms of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae.
abstract: We describe an automated tracking system that allows us to reconstruct the 3D kinematics of individual mosquitoes in swarms of Anopheles gambiae. The inputs to the tracking system are video streams recorded from a stereo camera system. The tracker uses a two-pass procedure to automatically localize and track mosquitoes within the swarm. A human-in-the-loop step verifies the estimates and connects broken tracks. The tracker performance is illustrated using footage of mating events filmed in Mali in August 2010.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. fsbutail@umd.edu
authors.forename: Sachit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Butail
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manoukis
authors.forename: Moussa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: Alpha S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yaro
authors.forename: Adama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: Sekou F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Tovi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: Derek A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Paley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D003441:Crowding; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008288:Malaria / Q000469:parasitology; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*