gause_1934_book_f24 {gauseR}

Growth of Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia in Mixture on Half Loop Medium

Description

A dataset containing the volume of Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia, grown in monoculture and in mixture on buffered medium with low wild bacteria concentration ("half loop" medium). "Volume" refers to a standardized index, meant to make the abundances of species comparable based on their relative sizes.

Usage

gause_1934_book_f24

Format

A data frame with 56 rows and 6 variables:

Paper

Paper from which data are drawn

Figure

Figure number in paper

Species

Name of Species: Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia

Time

Day of experiment

Volume

"Volume" of Species

Treatment

Treatments: Monoculture and Mixture

Source

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