Video monitoring as a research method involves the systematic, continuous or periodic capture of visual data using fixed or mobile cameras to observe behaviors, processes, or environmental conditions in situ. It enables high-resolution, time-stamped, and often multi-angle recording, allowing for subsequent frame-by-frame analysis, coding, and quantification of events. Methodological considerations include camera placement, sampling frequency, field of view, illumination, synchronization with other data streams, and data storage and security. Video monitoring is widely applied in behavioral research, clinical and surgical procedure analysis, environmental and wildlife observation, human–computer interaction studies, and safety and surveillance research, providing objective, reproducible records that support detailed post hoc analyses.
A new study from the Honduran Mosquitia shows how simple, noninvasive technology can help solve one of the most common challenges in wildlife conservation: identifying the species actually responsible for crop damage. The ...
Ecology
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When the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is thirsty, it cannot just lap up water or scoop it up like a bird because it lives in environments where water is extremely scarce. Typically, it's found in damp soil ...
Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
Ecology
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Patterns reveal the individual: A novel AI algorithm equips researchers with a powerful new tool to accurately identify individual jaguars, zebras and giraffes in real time based on their unique coat patterns. Biologists ...
Ecology
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Cats are the most popular companion animals worldwide, and many people have multiple cats at home. In these multicat households, not all the cats get along equally well. Until recently, it was thought that if a cat licks ...
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When pigeons are flying through the air, they lock their eyes in a near-fixed position instead of moving them around. Researchers from Harvard University discovered this after attaching a lightweight rig of cameras and mirrors ...
Conservationists analyze overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the movements of millions of insects. Up until now, these scientists and decision ...
Ecology
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Armed with trail cameras, artificial intelligence, and a powerful national research network, scientists are revisiting Lewis and Clark's legendary journey to see how America's wildlife has changed over the past 200 years.
Plants & Animals
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Wildlife research projects worldwide could benefit from a new AI system which can automatically find, name, and follow individual animals in footage.
Ecology
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Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.
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