Measurements on rock crabs of the genus Leptograpsus. The data set contains 200 observations from two species of crab (blue and orange), there are 50 specimens of each sex of each species, collected on site at Fremantle, Western Australia.
- Type
is the class variable and has 4 classes with the combinations of specie and sex (BlueMale, BlueFemale, OrangeMale and OrangeFemale)
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- FL
the size of the frontal lobe length, in mm
- RW
rear width, in mm
- CL
length of midline of the carapace, in mm
- CW
maximum width of carapace, in mm
- BD
depth of the body; for females, measured after displacement of the abdomen, in mm
Usage
data(crab)