Simultaneous monitoring of physiological and behavioural activity in marine organisms using non-invasive, computer-aided techniques

Abstract

A computer-aided monitoring system is described which permits continuous long-term recording of cardiac and respiratory activity together with locomotor activity. Four macroinvertebrates can be studied simultaneously but with additional hardware (respirometry chambers, valves, oxygen electrodes and infra-red sensors), the system can readily be expanded for use with ≥20 organisms using a single computer. -from Authors