High-speed video analysis of hummingbird courtship dives (Trochilidae)

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Description

High-frame-rate video recording and motion tracking of wild hummingbird aerial courtship displays to quantify dive kinematics and timing. Uses GoPro cameras at 120 fps to capture rapid courtship behaviors.

Typical Equipment

• GoPro cameras
• motion tracking software
• video analysis tools

Output Measurements

• dive trajectories
• flight speeds
• dive timing
• male position and orientation

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