Research Article

A Run-Length Encoding Approach for Path Analysis of C. elegans Search Behavior

Table 4

Path sequences that illustrate different values for the RLE descriptors.

Example of pathsDescription


Path subsequence: 1 1 1 1⋯2 2 2 2⋯2 2
Small Short Run Emphasis (SRE)
Large Long Run Emphasis (LRE)


Path subsequence: 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Large Short Run Emphasis (SRE)
Small Long Run Emphasis (LRE)
Large Low Angle-Level Run Emphasis (LARE)
Small High Angle-Level Run Emphasis (HARE)


Path subsequence: 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Small Short Run High Angle-Level Emphasis (SRHAE)
Large Long Run Low Angle-Level Emphasis (LRLAE)