Qmetabolism_from_mass_temp {TrenchR}

Metabolism as a Function of Mass and Body Temperature

Description

The function estimates basal (or resting) metabolic rate (W) as a function of mass (g) and temperature (C). The function is based on empirical data and the metabolic theory of ecology (assumes a 3/4 scaling exponent) (Gillooly et al. 2001).

Usage

Qmetabolism_from_mass_temp(m, T_b, taxon)

Arguments

m

numeric mass (grams).

T_b

numeric body temperature (C).

taxon

character organism type. Options: "bird", "mammal", "reptile", "amphibian", "invertebrate".

Value

numeric basal metabolism (W).

References

Gillooly JF, Brown JH, West GB, Savage VM, Charnov EL (2001). “Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate.” Science, 293, 2248-2251. doi: 10.1126/science.1061967.

See Also

Other biophysical models: Grashof_number_Gates(), Grashof_number(), Nusselt_from_Grashof(), Nusselt_from_Reynolds(), Nusselt_number(), Prandtl_number(), Qconduction_animal(), Qconduction_substrate(), Qconvection(), Qemitted_thermal_radiation(), Qevaporation(), Qmetabolism_from_mass(), Qnet_Gates(), Qradiation_absorbed(), Qthermal_radiation_absorbed(), Reynolds_number(), T_sky(), Tb_CampbellNorman(), Tb_Gates2(), Tb_Gates(), Tb_butterfly(), Tb_grasshopper(), Tb_limpetBH(), Tb_limpet(), Tb_lizard_Fei(), Tb_lizard(), Tb_mussel(), Tb_salamander_humid(), Tb_snail(), Tbed_mussel(), Tsoil(), actual_vapor_pressure(), boundary_layer_resistance(), external_resistance_to_water_vapor_transfer(), free_or_forced_convection(), heat_transfer_coefficient_approximation(), heat_transfer_coefficient_simple(), heat_transfer_coefficient(), saturation_vapor_pressure(), saturation_water_vapor_pressure()

Examples

  Qmetabolism_from_mass_temp(m     = 100,
                             T_b   = 30,
                             taxon = "reptile")