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AmphiBIO: AmphiBIO: Global Amphibian Ecological Traits Database

Description

A comprehensive global database of ecological traits for amphibian species, compiled to provide insights into the life history and ecological characteristics of amphibians worldwide.

Usage

AmphiBIO

Arguments

Format

A data frame with multiple variables:

species

Scientific name of the amphibian species

genus

Taxonomic genus of the species

family

Taxonomic family of the species

Body_mass_g

Maximum adult body mass.

Age_at_maturity_min_y

Minimum age at maturation or sexual maturity.

Age_at_maturity_max_y

Maximum age at maturation or sexual maturity.

Body_size_mm

Maximum adult body size. In Anura, body size is reported as snout to vent length. In Gymnophiona and Caudata, body size is reported as total length.

Size_at_maturity_min_mm

Minimum size at maturation or sexual maturity.

Size_at_maturity_max_mm

Maximum size at maturation or sexual maturity.

Longevity_max_y

Maximum life span.

Litter_size_min_n

Minimum no. of offspring or eggs per clutch.

Litter_size_max_n

Maximum no. of offspring or eggs per clutch.

Reproductive_output_y

Maximum no. reproduction events per year.

Offspring_size_min_mm

Minimum offspring or egg size.

Offspring_size_max_mm

Maximum offspring or egg size.

References

Oliveira, B. F., São-Pedro, V. A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C., & Costa, G. C. (2017). AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific data, 4(1), 1-7. tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1038/sdata.2017.123")

Examples

Run this code
# Load the dataset
data(AmphiBIO)
head(AmphiBIO)

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