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Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild

A doctoral student and a team of Cornell researchers and colleagues created WildFin, a data set composed of nine hours of video that they labeled frame-by-frame with fish behaviors.

  • Computational Biology
  • Animals
  • Fish
Mabel Taracena Agarwal

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Academic focus: Insect physiology, microbiology, midgut biology and vector–pathogen interactions Research summary: I study the female mosquito midgut – the first organ a blood meal, and any pathogen it carries, must pass through in the...
  • Entomology
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Academic focus: Evolution of animal signals, morphology and behavior Research summary: My research explores how social competition shapes animal morphology, physiology and behavior. I am especially interested in the evolution of elaborate traits...
  • Entomology
Marcelo Dimase

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Academic focus: Integrated pest management, insect resistance management, insect ecology and behavior Research summary: My research program has both fundamental and applied focuses. We study insect behavior and ecology in field crops to...
  • Entomology
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The common tern is a sweet little waterbird, with white wings like an angel’s and a distinctive kee-er cry. They are fierce protectors of their families, fearlessly chasing down eagles and tirelessly building up their ground nests, which they...
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  • Animal Science
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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