abd (version 0.1-22)

OstrichTemp: Ostrich Body and Brain Temperatures

Description

Body and brain temperatures ($^{\circ}$C) in free-ranging ostriches (Struthio camelus) at the the Lichtenburg Game Breeding Centre, Lichtenburg, South Africa.

Usage

data(OstrichTemp)

source

Fuller, A., P.R. Kamerman, S.K. Maloney, G. Mitchell, and D. Mitchell. 2003. Variability in brain and arterial blood temperatures in free-ranging ostriches in their natural habitat. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 1171-1181.

References

http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/abstract/206/7/1171

http://www.sa-venues.com/game-reserves/nwp_lichtenburg.htm

Examples

data(OstrichTemp)
xyplot(brain.temp ~ body.temp, OstrichTemp)