primates: Primate taxonomy

In gschofl/coursedata: Data supporting Introductory and Statistical Data Analysis with R.

Description

A dataset containing information on 22 primate species on variables like maximum age at death and several birth and pregnancy-related data.

Usage

primates

Format

A data frame with 22 rows and 12 columns

Suborder

Suborder (Parvorder) classification: Strepsirrhini (lemurs, lorises, etc.), Platyrrhini (New World monkeys), Catarrhini (Old World anthropoids)

Family

Family classification

Species

Species classification

PregLen

Average duration of pregnancy [days]

AgeAtBirth

Earliest age at birth [years]

AgeAtDeath

Maximum age at death [years]

BodyWeightBirth

Body weight at birth [kg]

MaternalBodyWeigthAtBirth

Maternal body weight at birth [kg]

BrainWeightBirth

Brain weight at birth [g]

MaternalBrainWeigthAtBirth

Maternal brain weight at birth [g]

SO

Suborder code

FA

Family code

Source

Pruscha H. (2006) Statistisches Methodenbuch. Springer Berlin. ISBN-13 978-3-540-26006-6

gschofl/coursedata documentation built on May 17, 2019, 8:52 a.m.