Field Metabolic Rates Database (FmrBT)
FmrBT.RdA comprehensive database containing Field Metabolic Rates (FMR), body mass, and ambient temperature across more than 700 species.
Format
A data frame with variables detailing energetic properties and taxonomy:
- Kingdom
Taxonomic kingdom.
- Phylum
Taxonomic phylum.
- Class
Taxonomic class.
- Order
Taxonomic order.
- Family
Taxonomic family.
- Genus
Taxonomic genus.
- SpeciesVerbatim
Original species name as recorded in the source.
- SpeciesAcceptedName
Standardized accepted species name.
- FMR_kJ_d
Field metabolic rate per individual in kJ/day.
- Mass_g
Body mass of the individual in grams.
- Temp_C
The ambient temperature recorded during the study in Celsius.
- Endotherm
Indicator of thermal status (1/TRUE for endotherm, 0/FALSE for ectotherm).
- Reference
Source literature reference.
- Comment
Additional notes from the dataset creators.
- Outlier
Flag indicating if the record is considered a statistical outlier.