gause_1931_AmN_f01 {gauseR}

Growth of population of the flour beetle Tribolium confusum in 16 and 64 grams of flour

Description

A dataset containing the abundance of Tribolium confusum, grown in monoculture with different quantities of food (flour). Gause's goal was to determine the influence of ecological factors on population growth.

Usage

gause_1931_AmN_f01

Format

A data frame with 18 rows and 6 variables:

Paper

Paper from which data are drawn

Figure

Figure number in paper

Species

Name of Species: Tribolium confusum

Time

Day of experiment

Individuals

Number of Individuals

Treatment

Treatments:16 and 64g flour per starting beetle pair

Source

Gause (1931) The influence of ecological factors on the size of population. The American Naturalist 65:696, 70-76