Infrared and imaging application to measure emergence activity rhythms on Nephrops norvegicus (L.) population assessment

Abstract

An automated system has been developed to measure the activity and behaviour of species. The system developed has a distributed topology with custom low cost acquisition and illumination devices and infrared cameras. These different systems use the USB interface and permit to acquire from photodiodes sensors to illuminate with a programmable photoperiod and to shot images. A computer controls all the systems connected and treats the information from sensors to show the activity and behaviour of the species under study.