Table 1.
Copepod escape parameters and deformation parameters at t0, by developmental stage-class. All values shown as mean ± s.d. with the range given in parentheses.
| copepod developmental stage-class |
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|---|---|---|---|
| early copepodite (CII–CIII) | late copepodite (CV) | adult copepod (CVI) | |
| peak escape speed, umax (mm s−1) | 172 ± 97 (73–305) | 172 ± 58 (84–245) | 263 ± 55 (167–374) |
| escape displacement, LF (mm) | 4.6 ± 3.1 (1.9–11.1) | 3.7 ± 2.2 (1.6–7.5) | 7.2 ± 3.1 (2.0–13.9) |
| reaction distance, d0 (mm) | 1.2 ± 0.6 (0.4–2.6) | 1.6 ± 0.5 (0.7–2.5) | 1.9 ± 0.3 (1.3–2.3) |
| deformation rate at t0, D (s−1) | 0.53 ± 0.64 (0.04–1.78) | 0.21 ± 0.15 (0.05–0.51) | 0.33 ± 0.30 (0.04–1.09) |
| cumulative deformation at t0, C | 0.17 ± 0.17 (0.00–0.44) | 0.06 ± 0.08 (0.00–0.24) | 0.04 ± 0.03 (0.01–0.12) |