Fig. 11. The spectrum of kinematic variations among archer fish C-type escape starts. A large set of responses (N=34, black lines) from the same group used in characterizing the predictive starts was analyzed in detail using digital high-speed video (500 frames s^-1). The substantial variability is illustrated by showing all courses of chord length changes (CL; A), accumulated angular changes (; B) and of accumulated displacement (s; C). Time zero (dotted vertical line) is set at onset of stage 2. Variables and how they deviate for wide and narrow turns as well as for different take-off speed are introduced in Figs 4, 5, 6. The courses of the predictive starts recorded in the same group (Fig. 7) are shown for comparison (gray lines).