Gorillas {SRMData}R Documentation

Chest-beating rates in gorillas

Description

Chest-beating rates in Gorillas.

Usage

data(Gorillas)

Format

A data frame with 25 rows (one per gorilla) and 7 columns:

Male

An identifier

NoChestBeats

The number of chest beats

FocalTime

The focal time in hours (i.e., time spent watching gorilla)

ChestBeatRate

The rate of chest beating, in beats per 10 hours

BackBreadth

The breadth of the gorilla's back, in cm

Age

Mean age during the study period, in years

Age20

Whether the gorillas is aged under 20 or not; one of Younger or Older

Source

Wright, Edward, Sven Grawunder, Eric Ndayishimiye, Jordi Galbany, Shannon C.McFarlin, Tara S. Stoinski, and Martha M. Robbins. 2021. Chest Beats as an Honest Signal of Body Size in Male Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla Beringei Beringei). Scientific Reports 11 (1): 6879.


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