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Thermal Imaging to Study Stress Non-invasively in Unrestrained Birds
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Thermal Imaging to Study Stress Non-invasively in Unrestrained Birds
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10:07 min

November 06, 2015

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:24Set-up for Filming
  • 03:25Filming the Birds’ Response to Mild Acute Stresses
  • 03:57Eye-region Temperature Extraction and Ambient Temperature Measurement
  • 08:00Results: Representative Thermal Imaging Analyses
  • 09:24Conclusion

Summary

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There is a need for a non-invasive assessment of stress. This paper describes a simple protocol using thermal imaging to detect a significant response in eye-region temperature in wild blue tits to a mild acute stressor.

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