marsupials: Marsupial data

Description Usage Format Source

Description

A dataset containing the body weight, population density and maximum life-span of 102 species of marsupials.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 102 rows and 6 columns. Each row corresponds to a different species and is described by the following variables:

Family

The name of the family that the species belongs to

Genus

The name of the genus that the species belongs to

Species

The specific epithet of the species

Mass

Mean female mass, in grams

PopDensity

Population density, as individuals per hectar

MaxLifeSpan

Maximum life-span, in years

Source

Fisher, D.O., Owens, I.P.F. & Johnson, C.N. The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials. Ecology 82:3531-3540 (2001)

The data are also freely avalaible on Ecological Archives E082-042-A1, at http://esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E082/042/appendix-A.htm


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