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ImageJ area measurement
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Description
Plant biomass consumption by herbivores is quantified using before-and-after digital photographs with standardized reference objects. Image analysis software calculates the difference in plant material between photos to determine consumption rates.
Typical Equipment
- camera
- two-by-two-centimeter red paper
- ImageJ 1.53k14 software
- paintbrushes
Output Measurements
- biomass consumed
- consumption rate per minute
Papers Using This Protocol (4)
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Larval Feeding Ability on a Drought-Stressed Invasive Plant
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Pre- and post-ingestive defenses affect larval feeding on a lethal invasive host plant
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Mining the plant-insect interface with a leafmining <i>Drosophila</i> of <i>Arabidopsis</i>
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