lengthwidthsize: Converts pollinator body length*body width to body size (dry...

In liamkendall/pollimetry: Estimate Pollinator Body Size and Co-Varying Ecological Traits

Converts pollinator body length*body width to body size (dry weight (mg)).

Description

Calculates body size as dry weight (mg) from the equations described by Sample (1993) and others using body length*body width values (mm).

Usage

lengthwidthsize(BLW, Eq = "DIP")

Arguments

BLW	A vector of fly body length*body width measurments (mm).
Eq	a vector of a predictive allometry for Diptera, Hymenoptera or Lepidoptera. Options implemented are:

Value

A dataframe with body size, as dry weight (mg) is returned for each specimen from selected equation.

References

• Kendall et al. (2019) Pollinator size and its consequences: Robust estimates of body size in pollinating insects. Ecology and Evolution, 9(4), 1702-1714. \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1002/ece3.4835")}.

• Sample et al. (1993) Estimation of insect biomass by length and width. American Midland Naturalist, 234-240.

Examples

lengthwidthsize(BLW=c(3,5,2), Eq = c("Brachycera"))

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