Capturing the detailed motion and behavior of biological organisms plays an important role in a wide variety of research disciplines. However, the efficient and rapid quantification of these complex behavioral traits imposes a major bottleneck on the elucidation of many interesting scientific questions. To address this constraint, this book develops a suite of model-based visual tracking algorithms that operate in a high-resolution manner needed for a productive synthesis with modern genetic approaches. The method is used to track the position and shape of multiple nematodes during mating behavior, zebrafish of different ages during escape response, and fruit flies during take off maneuvers. These applications demonstrate the modular design of this model-based visual tracking system. In contrast to other approaches, which are customized to a particular organism or experimental setup, my approach provides a foundation that requires little re-engineering whenever the experimental parameters are changed.

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