vullioud/torpor: Assigning metabolic rate measurements to torpor and euthermia in heterothermic endotherms

This package enables the assignment of M to torpor, euthermia. It uses the variation in M measured during euthermic rest and torpor at different ambient temperatures (Ta) to estimate the lower critical temperature (Tlc) of the thermoneutral zone (TNZ) and determine physiological state membership using mixture models. In addition, this package enables the further prediction of M during euthermic rest and torpor along Ta, including resting metabolic rate within the TNZ. This package is aimed to support any physiologist working in thermal energetics. More information can be found on the companion article Fasel et al. (Biol Open 15 April 2022; 11 (4): bio059064. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.059064) and in the vignettes. This package is center around the tor_fit() function which enables to fit mixture models on metabolic rates data using Bayesian inference.

install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("vullioud/torpor")