A Model for a Correlated Random Walk Based on the Ordered Extension of Pseudopodia
Figure 2
A. Pseudopod extension was analyzed for the angle φ1,2 between current and next splitting pseudopod, yielding a bimodal von Mises distribution with mean φ = +/−55 degrees and SD = 28 degrees with 736 pseudopodia. B. The angle φ1,3 between current and next-next pseudopod exhibit a single distribution with mean φ = 2 degrees and SD = 42 degrees with 736 pseudopodia. Panel C shows that the angle between current and next pseudopod does not depend on the angle between current and previous pseudopod. D. Schematic of the alternating extension of Right/Left pseudopod splitting. E. The angle between current pseudopod and the next de novo pseudopod, demonstrating a nearly uniform distribution with 206 pseudopodia. Data in this figure were obtained from 3, 5 and 7h staved cells (see also Table 1).