volume_from_length: Organism Volume from Length

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Organism Volume from Length

Description

The function estimates volume (m³) from length (m) for a variety of taxa following \insertCiteMitchell1976;textualTrenchR.

Usage

volume_from_length(l, taxon)

Arguments

l	numeric length (m). Use snout-vent length for lizards and frogs.
taxon	character taxon of organism, current choices: "lizard", "frog", "sphere".

Details

Relationships come from

• Lizards: \insertCiteNorris1965;textualTrenchR

• Frogs: \insertCiteTracy1972;textualTrenchR

• Sphere: \insertCiteMitchell1976;textualTrenchR

Value

numeric volume (m³).

References

\insertAllCited

See Also

Other allometric functions: mass_from_length(), proportion_silhouette_area_shapes(), proportion_silhouette_area(), surface_area_from_length(), surface_area_from_mass(), surface_area_from_volume()

Examples

  volume_from_length(l     = 0.05,  
                     taxon = "lizard")
  volume_from_length(l     = 0.05,   
                     taxon = "frog")
  volume_from_length(l     = 0.05,   
                     taxon = "sphere")

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