abd (version 0.1-22)

PrimateMetabolism: Primate Metabolic Rates

Description

Body mass (g) and metabolic rate (watts) for 17 species of primates.

Usage

data(PrimateMetabolism)

source

Heusner, A.A. 1991. Size and power in mammals. Journal of Experimental Biology 160: 25-54.

References

http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/1/25

Examples

data(PrimateMetabolism)
str(PrimateMetabolism)
xyplot(bmr ~ mass, PrimateMetabolism)
xyplot(bmr ~ mass, PrimateMetabolism, scales=list(log=TRUE))