Topic: RFID-based system

Human societies are structured in a hierarchical manner, be that the work place, government, the playground, or even home-life. Hierarchies are thought to give a system stability; each node within a social network knowing who is above and who is below. However, there is very little experimental research exploring the dynamics of such hierarchies, particularly in animals. This research aims to address this gap using Eco-HAB, a fully automated, RFID-based system, that allows us to study social hierarchies in mice over extended period of time (e.g., 6 weeks). The experiment began with 3 groups of