Description

Wild mice were placed in a device where the metabolic rate (energy used by the animal) can be measured directly, and continuously. Measurements were made at varying temperature (15, 20 and 31C), mice were provided with food or not, and were able to exercise (with a treadmill) or not.

Usage

Format

A data frame with 864 rows and 9 variables:

id

integer Individual number

run

integer The experiment was repeated three times (run = 1,2,3)

day

integer Day of experiment (1-6)

temp

integer Temperature (deg C)

food

integer Whether food was provided ('Yes') or not ('No')

bm

double Body mass (g)

wheel

integer Whether the mouse could use an exercise wheel ('Yes') or not ('No')

rmr

double Resting metabolic rate (minimum rate of a running average over 12min) (kC hour-1)

sex

integer Male or Female

Source

Christopher Turbill