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A comprehensive database containing Field Metabolic Rates (FMR), body mass, and ambient temperature across more than 700 species.

Usage

FmrBT

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.

Source

De Castro et al. (2025) FmrBT database.