replicAnt: a pipeline for generating annotated images of animals in complex environments using Unreal Engine

Abstract Deep learning-based computer vision methods are transforming animal behavioural research. Transfer learning has enabled work in non-model species, but still requires hand-annotation of example footage, and is only performant in well-defined conditions. To help overcome these limitations, we...

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Main Authors: Fabian Plum, René Bulla, Hendrik K. Beck, Natalie Imirzian, David Labonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42898-9