A field-portable racetrack and timer for measuring acceleration and speed of small cursorial animals |
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| Authors: | R. B. Huey W. Schneider G. L. Erie R. D. Stevenson |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology NJ-15, University of Washington, 98195 Seattle, Washington, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801 Champaign, Illinois, USA;(3) Department of Physiology and Biophysics SJ-40, and Center for Quantitative Science in Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife HR-20, University of Washington, 98195 Seattle, Washington, USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary We describe a relatively inexpensive, field-portable racetrack and timer that can be used to measure acceleration and maximum speed of small cursorial animals. Procedures for interfacing the racetrack to microprocessors are also outlined.This research was supported by NSF DEB 78-12124, the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science (University of California, Berkeley), and by the Graduate School Research Fund (University of Washington, Seattle). The authors gladly acknowledge the advice of R. Reinstatler, J.R. Simpson, M.O. Smith, and especially A. M. Hawkins. |
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