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. 2019 Nov 15;10(11):407. doi: 10.3390/insects10110407
CtoFrstG The number of probes to first waveform xylem sap ingestion event
DurFirstE Duration of first E event (mean)- may include phloem salivation (E1) only or include phloem ingestion (E2) if the first E2 event immediately follows the first E1.
DurFrstPrb Duration of the first probe (mean)
DurG Mean duration of the xylem ingestion waveform (G)
DurNnprbBfrFrstD Cumulative duration of all non-probing events before first phloem contact waveform (D) event
DurNnprbBfrFrstE1 Cumulative duration of all non-probing events before first phloem salivation event (E1)
DurNnprbBfrFrstG Cumulative duration of all non-probing events before first xylem ingestion event (G)
DurScndPrb Duration of the second probe
maxD Longest waveform D event
maxE2 Longest waveform E2 event
meanD Average duration of waveform D events
MnDurC Mean duration of pathway waveform (C)
MnDurE1 Mean duration of E1 waveform events
NumLngD Number of long (100+ seconds) phloem contact (D) events
NumLngE2 Number of long (10+ minutes) E2 waveform events
NumLngG Number of long (10+ minutes) G waveform events
PrcntPrbC Of the cumulative time spent in a probe, the percentage of time spent in pathway (waveform C)
PrcntPrbD Of the cumulative time spent in a probe, the percentage of time spent in phloem contact (waveform D)
PrcntPrbE2 Of the cumulative time spent in a probe, the percentage of time spent in phloem ingestion (waveform E2)
PrcntE2SusE2 Of all time spent ingesting phloem, the proportion of that time spent as sustained (>10 minutes) events.
TmFrmFrstPrbFrst D Time from first probe to first D waveform event (mean)
TmFrmFrstPrbFrstE Time from first probe to first E waveform event (mean)
TmFrstE2FrmFrstPrb Time from first probe to first E2 waveform event (mean)
TmFrstE2StrtEPG Time to first E2 waveform event from start of recording (mean)
TmFrstPrbFrmStrt Time to first probe from start of recording (mean) Also equals the duration of first non-probing event.
TmFrstSusDFrstPrb Time to first sustained D from first probe (mean)
TmFrstSusE2 Time to first sustained waveform E2 event (mean)
TmFrstSusE2FrstPrb Time from first probe to first sustained (>10 minutes) E2 waveform event
TmFrstSusGFrstPrb Time from first probe to first sustained (>10 minutes) xylem ingestion (G) waveform event
TmLstE2EndRcrd Time from the last E2 to end of recording.
TtlDurC Total duration of C waveform events
TtlDurE Total duration spent performing both E1 and E2 waveforms
TtlDurE1FllwdE2PlsE2 Total duration of waveform E1 when followed by E2 plus the duration of all E2 events
TtlDurE2 Total duration of E2 waveform events
TtlDurNnPhlPhs Total duration of non-phloem phase, recording time less the time spent in E1 or E2.
TtlDurNP Total duration of time spent not probing (mean)
TtlPrbTm Total probing time