individual_metabolic_rate: Estimate individual-level BMR

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individual_metabolic_rateR Documentation

Estimate individual-level BMR

Description

Given an individual's body mass (in grams), use allometric scaling (Fristoe 2015) to estimate basal metabolic rate.

Usage

individual_metabolic_rate(mass)

Arguments

mass

mass in grams

Value

estimated basal metabolic rate

References

  • Fristoe, T. S. (2015). Energy use by migrants and residents in North American breeding bird communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24(4), 406–415. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12262

Examples

individual_metabolic_rate(10)

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