Fig. 5. The distribution of voluntary running speeds in deer mice tested at
different ambient temperatures (Ta), expressed as time
spent (A) and distance traveled (B) at different speeds. Data are 1 min
averages, with different points from each animal separated by at least 3 min
(see text). The same 32 animals were tested at each Ta,
although some individuals ran very little at particular Ta
and the number of data points varied among individuals. Downward-pointing
arrows (in A) indicate the mean running speed for each Ta,
calculated as (cumulative distance/cumulative run) time in 24 h
(Table 4). The bin size was
0.068 km h-1 (1 r.p.m. of wheel rotation). For clarity, speeds
under 0.068 km h-1 are not shown.