Energy Expenditure in Mole Rats

Energy expenditure (ln.energy) in two castes (caste) of Damaraland mole rats (Cryptomys damarensis) with body mass (ln.mass) as a covariate.

Usage

MoleRats

Format

A data frame with 35 observations on the following 3 variables.

caste

a factor with levels lazy and worker

ln.mass

a numeric vector

ln.energy

a numeric vector

Source

inferred from Scantlebury, M., J.R. Speakman, M.K. Oosthuizen, T.J. Roper and N.C. Bennett. 2006. Energetics reveals physiologically distinct castes in a eusocial mammal. Nature 440: 795-797.

References

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v440/n7085/abs/nature04578.html

Examples

MoleRats
#>     caste  ln.mass ln.energy
#> 1  worker 3.850148  3.688879
#> 2  worker 3.988984  3.688879
#> 3  worker 4.110874  3.688879
#> 4  worker 4.174387  3.663562
#> 5  worker 4.248495  3.871201
#> 6  worker 4.262680  3.850148
#> 7  worker 4.343805  3.931826
#> 8  worker 4.488636  3.688879
#> 9  worker 4.510860  3.951244
#> 10 worker 3.951244  4.110874
#> 11 worker 3.988984  4.189655
#> 12 worker 4.158883  4.143135
#> 13 worker 4.234107  4.262680
#> 14 worker 4.276666  4.248495
#> 15 worker 4.248495  4.510860
#> 16 worker 4.465908  4.394449
#> 17 worker 4.532599  4.219508
#> 18 worker 4.510860  4.488636
#> 19 worker 4.828314  4.644391
#> 20 worker 4.753590  5.017280
#> 21 worker 4.875197  5.043425
#> 22   lazy 4.382027  3.828641
#> 23   lazy 4.543295  4.143135
#> 24   lazy 4.912655  3.555348
#> 25   lazy 4.700480  4.060443
#> 26   lazy 4.700480  4.094345
#> 27   lazy 4.762174  4.304065
#> 28   lazy 4.859812  4.094345
#> 29   lazy 5.056246  4.418841
#> 30   lazy 5.262690  4.234107
#> 31   lazy 5.147494  4.499810
#> 32   lazy 5.087596  4.574711
#> 33   lazy 4.997212  4.532599
#> 34   lazy 4.875197  4.615121
#> 35   lazy 4.812184  4.488636