Using fractal dimensions for characterizing tortuosity of animal trails |
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| Authors: | MARCEL DICKE PETER A BURROUGH |
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| Institution: | Department of Entomology, Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8031, 6700 EH Wageningen, The Netherlands.;*Department of Physical Geography, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. The tortuosity of mite trails was characterized by their fractal dimension, which is the non-Euclidean dimension varying between 1 (completely straight) and 2 (so tortuous that the complete two-dimensional space is used). This index was shown to be a good, discriminative index for mite trails, which is a completely new use of the fractal dimension. The value of this index is compared with other tortuosity indices. |
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| Keywords: | Fractal dimension tortuosity behaviour infochemicals kairomone dispersing pheromone |
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