gause_1934_science_f01 {gauseR}

Didinium/Paramecium predator/prey experiment

Description

A dataset containing the abundances of Paramecium caudatum and Didinium nasutum grown in mixture. Note, is for the same experiment as gause_1934_book_f32, except that data were digitized separately, and therefore have small variations. These might be useful for estimating observation error in the data digitization process.

Usage

gause_1934_science_f01

Format

A data frame with 17 rows and 3 variables:

Paper

Paper from which data are drawn

Figure

Figure number in paper

Day

Day of experiment

Prey

Name of Prey Species

Individuals_Prey

Number of Prey Individuals

Predator

Name of Predator Species

Individuals_Predator

Number of Predator Individuals

Immigration

Is immigration occurring in this time-step? (yes or no)

Source

Gause (1934) Experimental Analysis of Vito Volterra's Mathematical Theory of the Struggle for Existence. Science 79:16-17.