Guppy Shoaling Behavior Videos and Tracking Data for Brain Size Study

Sample videos and tracked data from a study on brain size and shoaling dynamics in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). The dataset includes derived measures for statistical testing, created by researcher Alexander Kotrschal. Videos are 30-second samples from longer recordings, with naming conventions indicating trial, sex, group size, replicate, and brain size treatment.

Use Cases

• Analyze fish shoaling dynamics based on video tracking data mentioned in the description
• Test hypotheses about brain size impact on social behavior using derived statistical measures
• Develop or validate computer vision models for multi-animal tracking based on sample videos

Strengths

• Includes both raw sample videos and derived tracking data for analysis
• Data structure follows a clear naming convention encoding trial, sex, group size, replicate, and treatment
• Videos are standardized to a consistent 30-second sample window

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Sample videos have lower resolution than the originals and contain conversion artefacts

Provenance

Source

Alexander Kotrschal via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Likely involves video recording of guppy groups in controlled trials, followed by automated or manual tracking.