An RFID Based Smart Feeder for Hummingbirds

We present an interdisciplinary effort to record feeding behaviors and control the diet of a hummingbird species (Phaethornis longirostris, the long-billed hermit or LBH) by developing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based smart feeder. The system contains an RFID reader, a microcontroller,...

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Main Authors: Vicente Ibarra, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Yu-ping Tang, Charlie Park, Anthony Hyde, Timothy F. Wright, Wei Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/12/29886