nectarload {pollimetry}

Converts bee body length (mm) to total field nectar load (ul).

Description

Calculates total field nectar load (ul) using body length (mm) from Henry & Rodet (2008).

Usage

nectarload(BL)

Arguments

BL

vector of body length measurements (mm).

Value

A dataframe with bee total field nectar load (ul) is returned for each specimen.

References

Kendall et al. (2018) Pollinator size and its consequences: Predictive allometry for pollinating insects. <doi:10.1101/397604>

Henry, M., & Rodet, G. (2018). Controlling the impact of the managed honeybee on wild bees in protected areas. Scientific reports, 8(1), 9308.

Examples

nectarload(BL=c(10,5,2))