This function return a list with the four morphological information necessary to construct the power curve: mass, wing span, wing aspect ratio and body frontal area.
Usage
flight_bird(
species_name,
mass = NA,
wing_span = NA,
wing_aspect = NA,
wing_area = NA,
body_frontal_area = NA
)Arguments
- species_name
Scientific name of the species
- mass
Mass of the bird in kilogram.
- wing_span
Wing span in meter.
- wing_aspect
Wing aspect ratio (no unit).
- wing_area
Wing area in meter square.
- body_frontal_area
Body frontal area in meter square.
Details
When any of these variables are missing, we query the doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v5 AVONET database using the scientific name from the Clements Checklist.
Examples
# Using AVONET dataset
flight_bird("Acrocephalus arundinaceus")
#> $species_name
#> [1] "Acrocephalus arundinaceus"
#>
#> $mass
#> [1] 0.03
#>
#> $body_frontal_area
#> [1] 0.001498105
#>
#> $wing_span
#> [1] 0.242256
#>
#> $wing_aspect
#> [1] 7.114714
#>
# Using AVONET dataset + custom values
flight_bird("Acrocephalus arundinaceus", wing_aspect = 8)
#> $species_name
#> [1] "Acrocephalus arundinaceus"
#>
#> $mass
#> [1] 0.03
#>
#> $body_frontal_area
#> [1] 0.001498105
#>
#> $wing_span
#> [1] 0.242256
#>
#> $wing_aspect
#> [1] 8
#>
# Import your own bird. You will need mass, and at least two of wing_span,
# wing_aspect or wing_area.
flight_bird("custum_bird", mass = 1, wing_span = 1, wing_aspect = 4)
#> $species_name
#> [1] "custum_bird"
#>
#> $mass
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $body_frontal_area
#> [1] 0.0129
#>
#> $wing_span
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $wing_aspect
#> [1] 4
#>