gause_1932_QR_t05 {gauseR}

The influence of temperature on the growth of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Description

A dataset containing the abundance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, grown in different temperatures (5.7 to 41 degrees C). The Volume is measured in "Amount of yeast", which refers to a standardized index, based on the alcohol production per Unit of Yeast.

Usage

gause_1932_QR_t05

Format

A data frame with 102 rows and 7 variables:

Paper

Paper from which data are drawn

Table

Table number in paper

Experiment

Number of series: 1,2 or 3

Species

Name of Species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Time

Hour of experiment

Volume

"Amount of Yeast" of Species

Treatment

Treatments: Temperatures (5.7 to 41 degrees C)

Source

Gause (1932) Ecology of Populations. The Quarterly Review of Biology 7, vol. 1, pp. 27-46