VO2Max: Mammalian maximal metabolic rate

VO2MaxR Documentation

Mammalian maximal metabolic rate

Description

A data set containing the maximal metabolic rate in mL/min of various mammalian species as a function of their mass in kilograms

Usage

data(VO2Max)

Details

A data frame with 34 observations on the following variables.

  • Mass (in kilograms)

  • VO2Max (in mL/min)

Source

Ewald R. Weibel, Leonardo D. Bacigalupe, Beat Schmitt, and Hans Hoppeler. Allometric scaling of maximal metabolic rate in mammals: muscle aerobic capacity as determinant factor, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Volume 140, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-132, ISSN 1569-9048, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2004.01.006. Accessed on October 8, 2024.

References

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569904804000126.

Examples

data(VO2Max)


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