ex1124 {Sleuth2} | R Documentation |
An assessment of the factors affecting dispersal distances is important for understanding population spread, recolonization and gene flow which are central issues for conservation of many vertebrate species. Researchers gathered data on body weight, diet type and maximum natal dispersal distance for various animals.
ex1124
A data frame with 64 observations on the following 4 variables.
Species
Bodymass
Maxdist
Type
"Carnivore"
,
"Herbivore"
and "Omnivore"
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
Sutherland, G.D., Harestad, A.S., Price, K. and Lertzman, K.P. (2000). Scaling of Natal Dispersal Distances in Terrestrial Birds and Mammals, Conservation Ecology 4(1): 16.
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