Visual animal biometrics: survey

S Kumar, SK Singh - Iet Biometrics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Visual animal biometrics is an emerging research discipline in computer vision, pattern
recognition and cognitive science. It is a promising research field that encourages new …

Status assessment and opportunities for improving fish welfare in animal experimental research according to the 3R-Guidelines

B Grunow, SM Strauch - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2023 - Springer
In mammalian research, the implementation of the 3Rs is ubiquitous. However, the
adaptation of procedures for experimental work on fish seems less extensive in comparison …

Towards more compassionate wildlife research through the 3Rs principles: moving from invasive to non‐invasive methods

MA Zemanova - Wildlife Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research in ecology and wildlife biology remains crucial for increasing our knowledge and
improving species management and conservation in the midst of the current biodiversity …

HotSpotter: Using a computer-driven photo-id application to identify sea turtles

SG Dunbar, EC Anger, JR Parham, C Kingen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photo identification (PID) in animal studies has been a widely used method for identifying
individuals of many species based on unique natural markings and patterns. The use of PID …

Social media reveals consistently disproportionate tourism pressure on a threatened marine vertebrate

K Papafitsoros, A Panagopoulou… - Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Establishing how wildlife viewing pressure is distributed across individual animals within a
population can inform the management of this activity, and ensure targeted individuals or …

Validation of photo‐identification as a mark–recapture method in the spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari

MS González‐Ramos, A Santos‐Moreno… - Journal of Fish …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari is characterized by pigmentation patterns that are
retained for up to 3· 5 years. These pigmentations can be used to identify individuals through …

Population parameters and conservation implications for one of the world's rarest marine fishes, the red handfish (Thymichthys politus)

TJ Bessell, RD Stuart‐Smith, OJ Johnson… - Journal of Fish …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Population estimates are required for effective conservation of many rare marine species,
but can be difficult to obtain. The critically endangered red handfish (Thymichthys politus) is …

[HTML][HTML] Photo-identification as a technique for recognition of individual fish: a test with the freshwater armored catfish Rineloricaria aequalicuspis Reis & Cardoso …

RB Dala-Corte, JB Moschetta, FG Becker - Neotropical Ichthyology, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Photo-identification allows individual recognition of animal species based on natural marks,
being an alternative to other more stressful artificial tagging/marking techniques. An …

A newt does not change its spots: using pattern mapping for the identification of individuals in large populations of newt species

O Mettouris, G Megremis, S Giokas - Ecological Research, 2016 - Springer
The correct identification of individuals is a requirement of capture-mark-recapture (CMR)
methods, and it is commonly achieved by applying artificial marks or by mutilation of study …

On the stability of the dorsal pattern of European cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes)

E Lunghi, D Romeo, M Mulargia, R Cogoni, R Manenti… - Herpetozoa, 2019 - air.unimi.it
Photographic identification is an emerging method for recognising wild animals. This
harmless methodology allows researchers to identify “naturally marked” individuals and …