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Table 2 Coefficient of variation (CV) of parameters

From: An automated system for quantitative analysis of Drosophila larval locomotion

Parameter

Animal-to-animal variation

Day-to-day variation

n = 623

n = 54

Mean ± S.D.

CV (%)

Mean ± S.D.

CV (%)

Animal shape

Body Length

4.34 ± 0.35

8.2

4.33 ± 0.26

6.1

Body Length Contracted

4.12 ± 0.34

8.3

4.12 ± 0.26

6.3

Body Length Extended

4.63 ± 0.38

8.2

4.62 ± 0.27

5.9

Time Head Bending

0.01 ± 0.01

107.3

0.01 ± 0

37.9

Time Body Bending

0.1 ± 0.07

67.8

0.1 ± 0.03

25.6

Time Bending

0.11 ± 0.07

65.9

0.11 ± 0.03

24.6

Peristalsis movement

Speed

0.62 ± 0.2

32.9

0.62 ± 0.15

24.7

Time Striding

0.76 ± 0.13

16.7

0.76 ± 0.05

6.7

Speed Striding

0.62 ± 0.19

30.4

0.62 ± 0.14

22.7

Stride Duration

1.61 ± 0.38

23.4

1.61 ± 0.24

14.9

Stride Distance

0.89 ± 0.16

18.4

0.89 ± 0.12

13.0

Contraction Rate

0.69 ± 0.14

20.9

0.69 ± 0.08

12.2

Extension Rate

0.82 ± 0.19

22.4

0.82 ± 0.11

13.4

Stamina

Stride Count

29.91 ± 8.46

28.3

29.89 ± 5.12

17.1

Run Distance

13.92 ± 8.95

64.3

13.88 ± 4.66

33.6

Run Duration

23.53 ± 14.78

62.8

23.48 ± 7.06

30.1

Run Stride Count

14.8 ± 8.83

59.6

14.77 ± 4.17

28.2

Run Count

2.25 ± 0.93

41.4

2.25 ± 0.44

19.4

Track

Distance

33.55 ± 10.77

32.1

33.49 ± 8.07

24.1

Direction Change

0.25 ± 0.14

56.2

0.25 ± 0.06

23.5

Time Inside

0.61 ± 0.24

39.0

0.61 ± 0.12

20.0

  1. Animal-to-animal variations: each data point is an animal; n is the number of animals, pooled from all experimental dates. Day-to-day variation: each data point is the mean value from animals tracked on the same day; n is the number of dates. S.D., standard deviation. Bold text, coefficient of variation (CV) <50%.