Using fractal dimensions for characterizing tortuosity of animal trails
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Physiological Entomology
- Vol. 13 (4) , 393-398
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.1988.tb01122.x
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.Keywords
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