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MetabolicRate: Metabolic Rate of Caterpillars

Description

Body size and metabolic rate of Manduca Sexta caterpillars

Arguments

Format

A dataset with 305 observations on the following 7 variables.

ComputerID number of the computer used to measure metabolic rate
BodySizeSize of the caterpillar (in grams)
LogBodySizeLog (base 10) of BodySize
InstarNumber from 1 (smallest) to 5 (largest) indicating stage of the caterpillar's life
CO2ppmCarbon dioxide concentration (in ppm)
MrateMetabolic rate
LogMrateLog (base 10) of metabolic rate

Details

Marisa Stearns collected and analyzed body size and metabolic rates for Manduca Sexta caterpillars.