Figure 4. Mean absolute activity and coverage in two circular arenas are time dependent.
A. The behavior of mean absolute activity, 〈|ΔD|〉, in two circular arenas of radii 4.2 cm and 2.5 cm are shown as a function of time, n. For visualization purposes, 21 time points are shown. The interval between any two consecutive time points in the plots is 30 seconds. The decay in 〈|ΔD|〉 for 2.5 cm is faster than that of 4.2 cm arena. B. The coverage, for two circular arenas of radii 4.2 cm and 2.5 cm, as a function of time are shown. Flies explore the smaller arena faster than the bigger arena. C. The behavior of 〈|ΔD|〉 in two circular arenas of radii 4.2 cm and 2.5 cm are shown as a function of arena coverage. When plotted as a function of coverage, 〈|ΔD|〉 from the two different circular arenas are similar (p = 0.624, F(2,594) = 0.472).
