MASSTIMATE-package: Body mass estimation equations for vertebrates
Description
Estimation equations are from a variety of sources but are, in general, based on regressions between skeletal measurements (e.g., femoral circumference) and body mass in living taxaDetails
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Package: MASSTIMATE
Type: Package
Version: 1.0
Date: 2013-03-20
License: GPL(>= 2)
}References
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