Waiting
Login processing...

Trial ends in Request Full Access Tell Your Colleague About Jove
JoVE Journal
Behavior

A subscription to JoVE is required to view this content.

Automated Measurements of Sleep and Locomotor Activity in Mexican Cavefish
 

Automated Measurements of Sleep and Locomotor Activity in Mexican Cavefish

Article DOI: 10.3791/59198-v 05:10 min March 21st, 2019
March 21st, 2019

Chapters

Summary

This protocol details the methodology for quantifying locomotor behavior and sleep in the Mexican cavefish. Previous analyses are extended to measure these behaviors in socially-housed fish. This system can be widely applied to study sleep and activity in other fish species.

Transcript

Tags

Automated Measurements Sleep Locomotor Activity Mexican Cavefish Fish Population Model Systems Sleep Regulation Flexibility Arena Sizes Singly-housed Experiments Group-housed Experiments High Throughput Drug Screening Genetic Screening Evolution Of Sleep Sleep Phenotypes Behavioral Imaging Larval Fish Adult Fish Tracking System Acrylic Platform Heat Sink Infrared Lighting Contrast
Read Article

Get cutting-edge science videos from JoVE sent straight to your inbox every month.

Waiting X
Simple Hit Counter