This is an updated and expanded version of the mammals sleep dataset. Updated sleep times and weights were taken from V. M. Savage and G. B. West. A quantitative, theoretical framework for understanding mammalian sleep. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104 (3):1051-1056, 2007.
Format
A data frame with 83 rows and 11 variables
name. common name
genus.
vore. carnivore, omnivore or herbivore?
order.
conservation. the conservation status of the animal
sleep_total. total amount of sleep, in hours
sleep_rem. rem sleep, in hours
sleep_cycle. length of sleep cycle, in hours
awake. amount of time spent awake, in hours
brainwt. brain weight in kilograms
bodywt. body weight in kilograms