Figure 5
Daily activity pattern by age groups as calculated using different activity monitoring models.
Average diet-, age- and model-specific activity patterns of A. ludens females through a 24-hour period. Each line represents the diurnal rest-activity patterns of A. ludens females averaged over eleven-day periods, ages 15–25, 50–60 and 80–90. (A–C) Females reared using full diet; (D–F) Females reared using sugar-only diet (n = 16). Activity intensity is calculated for every 30-minute span and expressed as the percentage of time within that 30-minute period when flies are active. This is then averaged over an 11-day period for each of the three age groups. 0% is no activity, 100% is continuous activity. Dark bar below chart indicates the daily 12-hour dark (lights-off) period; white bar indicates the 12-hour light period. ZT0 indicates the time when lights turn on and ZT12 indicates the time when lights turn off. Results from EBS (enclosure bisection simulation) X- axis and Y-axis bisections are represented by dark and light blue lines. Five green-shaded lines from dark to light depict the results from DDS (distance displacement simulation) 20 mm, 15 mm, 10 mm, 5 mm and 2 mm models. Red lines denote the activity levels calculated by the BMS.
