This article presents a noninvasive biomonitoring system for the continuous recording and analyses of crayfish cardiac and locomotor activities. This system consists of a near-infrared optical sensor, a video-tracking module, and software for evaluating crayfish heartbeats that reflects its physiological condition and characterizes crayfish behavior during heartbeat fluctuations.
Kuklina, I., Ložek, F., Císař, P., Pautsina, A., Buřič, M., Kozák, P. Continuous Noninvasive Measuring of Crayfish Cardiac and Behavioral Activities. J. Vis. Exp. (144), e58555, doi:10.3791/58555 (2019).