Real-time heart rate in the wild: remote collection of cardiac data in baboons using a low-power Bluetooth and LoRaWAN system
Erin S. Person, Catherine R. Andreadis, Annabelle G. Beaton, Ann N. Namunyak, Edward K. Kariuki, Paul Solheim, Amanda Taylor, Peter Leimgruber, W. Moraes, Paul A. Iaizzo, Jenny Tung, Herman Pontzer, Mercy Yvonne Akinyi, Susan C. Alberts, Timotheus J. van Dam, , Elizabeth A. Archie
This study develops a low-power Bluetooth and LoRaWAN system to collect long-term cardiac data from wild baboons, revealing circadian patterns and behavioral changes in a female who left her social group.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2026 · PreprintZoology