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Table 2 Influence of the four input parameters on temporal kinematic parameters. (Refer to legend of Table 1.)

From: Walking on inclines: how do desert ants monitor slope and step length

Parameter

Leg

α Speed [m/s] mean ± s.d.

β Species [Cf, Fp] mean ± s.d.

γ Head width [mm] mean ± s.d.

δ Inclination [°] mean ± s.d.

ε Intercept mean ± s.d.

log-likelihood

Cycle period [s]

f(3)

-0.2 ± 0.01****(1)

-0.004 ± 0.002t.

0.002 ± 0.003n.s.

-0.00005 ± 0.00002**

0.09 ± 0.01****

2638

 

m(3)

-0.22 ± 0.01****

-0.005 ± 0.002*

0.003 ± 0.003n.s.

-0.00007 ± 0.00002***

0.92 ± 0.01****

2585

 

h(3)

-0.23 ± 0.01****

-0.004 ± 0.002t.

0.003 ± 0.003n.s.

-0.00006 ± 0.00002***

0.09 ± 0.01****

2569

Frequency (2) [Hz]

f

54.9 ± 4.6****

0.9 ± 0.71n.s.

-0.29 ± 1.07n.s.

0.013 ± 0.006*

9.3 ± 2.4***

-2590

 

m

58 ± 2.9****

0.4 ± 0.43n.s.

-1.21 ± 0.65t.

0.006 ± 0.004n.s.

10.8 ± 1.5****

-2365

 

h

56.9 ± 3.4****

0.16 ± 0.52n.s.

-1.22 ± 0.78n.s.

0.006 ± 0.004n.s.

11 ± 1.8****

-2446

Swing phase [s]

f

-0.051 ± 0.007****

-0.0024 ± 0.0011*

0.0027 ± 0.0016t.

-0.00002 ± 0.00001*

0.033 ± 0.004****

3162

 

m

-0.043 ± 0.007****

-0.0003 ± 0.0011n.s.

0.0038 ± 0.0016*

-0.00003 ± 0.00001**

0.024 ± 0.004****

3235

 

h

-0.051 ± 0.008****

-0.0012 ± 0.0012n.s.

0.0033 ± 0.0018t.

-0.00002 ± 0.00001t.

0.032 ± 0.004****

3015

Stance phase [s]

f

-0.15 ± 0.01****

-0.0009 ± 0.0015n.s.

-0.0003 ± 0.0022n.s.

-0.00004 ± 0.00001**

0.056 ± 0.005****

2691

 

m

-0.18 ± 0.01****

-0.004 ± 0.0016*

0.0001 ± 0.0024n.s.

-0.00003 ± 0.00001*

0.067 ± 0.005****

2607

 

h

-0.18 ± 0.01****

-0.0028 ± 0.0017t.

0.0002 ± 0.0026n.s.

-0.00004 ± 0.00001**

0.061 ± 0.006****

2683

Duty Factor [-]

f

-0.73 ± 0.09****

0.03 ± 0.013*

-0.015 ± 0.02n.s.

-0.00008 ± 0.00011n.s.

0.63 ± 0.05****

684

 

m

-0.75 ± 0.1****

-0.012 ± 0.015n.s.

-0.035 ± 0.022n.s.

0.00006 ± 0.00013n.s.

0.77 ± 0.05****

672

 

h

-0.95 ± 0.1****

0.003 ± 0.015n.s.

-0.012 ± 0.023n.s.

-0.00012 ± 0.00013n.s.

0.68 ± 0.05****

658

Within tripod phase shift [-]

R1

3.78 ± 0.66****

0.39 ± 0.1***

0.16 ± 0.15n.s.

0.0011 ± 0.0009n.s.

1.9 ± 0.3****

-1093

 

R3

-0.81 ± 0.66n.s.

-0.07 ± 0.1n.s.

-0.03 ± 0.15n.s.

0.0001 ± 0.0009n.s.

3.5 ± 0.3****

-1072

Alternate tripod phase shift [-]

L1

1.98 ± 0.45****

0.18 ± 0.07**

0.05 ± 0.1n.s.

-0.0001 ± 0.0006n.s.

-0.4 ± 0.2t.

-686

 

R2

0.22 ± 0.62n.s.

0.08 ± 0.09n.s.

0.05 ± 0.14n.s.

0.0005 ± 0.0008n.s.

2.7 ± 0.3****

-1084

 

L3

-0.96 ± 0.42*

-0.22 ± 0.06***

-0.11 ± 0.1n.s.

-0.0007 ± 0.0005n.s.

0.8 ± 0.2***

-712

  1. (1)) Levels of significance: **** p < 0.0001; *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05; t. p < 0.1; n.s. p ≥ 0.1.
  2. (2)) Frequency is the inverse of cycle period; the latter value was actually the one analyzed directly.
  3. (3)) f: front, m: middle, h: hind.