gause_1934_book_app_t04 {gauseR}

Raw data of Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia grown on different media

Description

A dataset containing the abundance of Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia, grown in monoculture and in mixture on buffered medium with high wild bacteria concentration ("one loop" medium) and low wild bacteria concentration ("half loop" medium). The number of individuals is reported for monoculture and the number of individuals of the species in the mixture.

Usage

gause_1934_book_app_t04

Format

A data frame with 68 rows and 7 variables:

Paper

Paper from which data are drawn

Table

Table number in paper

Species

Name of Species: Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia

Time

Day of experiment

Individuals

Number of Individuals

Individuals_Mixture

Number of Individuals per Species in Mixture

Treatment

Treatments: One Loop and Half Loop

Source

Gause (1934) The Struggle for Existence. Dover Publications; Reprint edition.