R/metabolic_rate.R

In diazrenata/birdsize: Estimate Avian Body Size Distributions

#' Estimate individual-level BMR
#'
#' Given an individual's body mass (in grams), use allometric scaling (Fristoe
#' 2015) to estimate basal metabolic rate.
#'
#' @references \itemize{ \item{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} }
#'
#' @param mass mass in grams
#' @return estimated basal metabolic rate
#' @export
#' @examples
#' individual_metabolic_rate(10)
individual_metabolic_rate <- function(mass) {
  return(10.5 * (mass^.713))
}