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TrenchR (version 1.1.1)

volume_from_length: Organism Volume from Length

Description

The function estimates volume (m3) from length (m) for a variety of taxa following Mitchell1976;textualTrenchR.

Usage

volume_from_length(l, taxon)

Value

numeric volume (m3).

Arguments

l

numeric length (m).
Use snout-vent length for lizards and frogs.

taxon

character taxon of organism, current choices: "lizard", "frog", "sphere".

Details

Relationships come from

  • Lizards: Norris1965;textualTrenchR

  • Frogs: Tracy1972;textualTrenchR

  • Sphere: Mitchell1976;textualTrenchR

References

See Also

Other allometric functions: mass_from_length(), proportion_silhouette_area_shapes(), proportion_silhouette_area(), surface_area_from_length(), surface_area_from_mass(), surface_area_from_volume()

Examples

Run this code
  volume_from_length(l     = 0.05,  
                     taxon = "lizard")
  volume_from_length(l     = 0.05,   
                     taxon = "frog")
  volume_from_length(l     = 0.05,   
                     taxon = "sphere")

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