... time scales. Here, we developed a novel method for comparing active and resting costs in 66 pre-breeding and breeding seabirds (black-legged kittiwakes, Rissa tridactyla ) by combining accelerometry and triiodothyronine (T3) as proxies for active and resting costs, respectively. Active energy costs...

... Accelerometry Telemetry Zooplankton Jellyfish As oceans are altered by rising temperatures, acidification and other consequences of anthropogenic activity, understanding the behavioral patterns and responses of marine animals is required for effective stewardship. Researchers have made great strides...

...-parasitism for a wild population of seabirds via increased maintenance metabolism. Accelerometry Daily energy expenditure Immune costs Resting metabolic rate Thyroid hormones Trade-off Parasites cause major fitness consequences to a huge array of taxa ( Booth et al., 1993 ; Gooderham...

.... ( 2015 ). Interpreting behaviors from accelerometry: a method combining simplicity and objectivity . Ecol. Evol.   10.1002/ece3.1660 Dodge , K. L. , Galuardi , B. , Miller , T. J. and Lutcavage , M. E. ( 2014 ). Leatherback turtle movements, dive behavior, and habitat...

... but also plays an important role in attenuating shocks transmitted through the spine during high-impact activities such as running. Lordosis Posture Accelerometry Impact Spine motion Intervertebral discs Human lumbar lordosis (LL) is a postural adaptation that facilitates normal spinal...

... buoyancy in lentic environments, but maintained buoyancy closer to neutral in lotic environments to optimise their locomotion. Swimming behaviour Gliding Buoyancy Physostome Data logger Accelerometry Some swimming animals exhibit undulating vertical movements, employing intermittent...

... validates the use of dynamic body acceleration in estimating energy expenditure of a foot-propelled diving homeotherm capable of flight in the wild. Doubly labelled water Accelerometry Field metabolic rate Energy expenditure is an important currency in animal ecology, but is difficult...

... sampling rate. Previous studies of accelerometry on pinnipeds have used a sampling rate of 32 Hz for which the bandwidth is <16 Hz. Here, we used a sampling rate of 200 and 333 Hz, which enabled the detection of muscle movements with time constants of tens of milliseconds. Through decimation we can show...

... ). Markov chain Monte Carlo convergence diagnostics: a comparative review . J. Am. Stat. Assoc.   91 , 883 - 904 . Elliott   K. H. , Le Vaillant   M. , Kato   A. , Speakman   J. R. , Ropert-Coudert   Y. ( 2013 ). Accelerometry predicts daily energy expenditure in a bird with high...

... interests declared. 16 4 2013 28 8 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 accelerometry biotelemetry support vector machines (SVMs) movement ecology endangered species The recording of acceleration using animal-borne electronic devices is gaining...

... requirements of adults at sea. Recently, accelerometry has emerged as a promising tool for estimating activity-specific metabolic rates of animals in the field. Accelerometry allows quantification of the movement of animals (ODBA/PDBA, overall/partial dynamic body acceleration), which, after calibration, might...

.... Ecol. Prog. Ser. 265 , 1 - 15 . Gon O. , Heemstra P. C. ( 1990 ). Fishes of the Southern Ocean . Grahamstown, South Africa : J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology . Halsey L. G. , Green J. A. , Wilson R. P. , Frappel P. B. ( 2009 ). Accelerometry...

... this behaviour. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: jonathan.green@liverpool.ac.uk ) † Present address: School of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Hobart,Tasmania 7001, Australia 27 11 2008 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2009 2009 accelerometry heart rate energetics...

... in propulsion during WAIR? To investigate wing function during these activities we used accelerometry to compare the instantaneous whole-body acceleration during WAIR and ascending free flights at a similar climb angle. Throughout a substantial portion of the wingbeat cycle, chukars engaged in WAIR experienced...

... of Biologists 1991 fast-starts prey capture accelerometry Esox lucius Much attention has been focused on piscivorous predator-prey interactions. Studies have investigated the behavioural (e.g. Crossman, 1959 ; Ware, 1971 ; Nursall, 1973 ), kinematic (e.g. Webb, 1976 ; Webb and Skadsen...

... for pike and 4.19 ms −2 (13.09 Ls −1 ) for trout, where L is body length; overall mean maximum velocities were 2.77 m s −2 for trout and 3.97 m s −2 for pike. Another important consideration when employing accelerometry is that tissue flexibility could introduce transient motions between the musculature...