The relevance of a right scale for sampling when studying high-resolution behavioral dynamics

BARBERIS, L.; SIMIAN, C.; MARIN, R.H.; KEMBRO, J.M.

Scientific Reports

Nature Research

Año: 2023 vol. 13

Many species used in behavioral studies are small vertebrates with high metabolic rates and potentially enhanced temporal resolution of perception. Nevertheless, the selection of an appropriate scales to evaluate behavioral dynamics has received little attention. Herein, we studied the temporal organization of behaviors at fine-grain (i.e. sampling interval ≤1s) to gain insight into dynamics and to rethink how behavioral events are defined. We statistically explored high-resolution Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) datasets encompassing 17 defined behaviors. We show that for the majority of these behaviors, events last predominately