Published May 27, 2022
| Version v1
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Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course
Authors/Creators
- 1. CIRAD, AMAP Lab
- 2. AMAP Lab
- 3. CNRS, Amap LAb
Description
This dataset is associated to the original research article "Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course" published in the Journal of Experimental Botany.
| Variable | Description | Type of variable | Units |
| sample | Sample identifiier | Nominal Variable | |
| sp_code | Species identifier | Nominal Variable | |
| sp | Species latin name | Nominal Variable | |
| direction | Friction test direction | Categorical variable | |
| static_force | Force needed to induce motion of the stem segment | Continuous variable | mN |
| sliding_force | Force needed to maintain the stem segment in motion | Continuous variable | mN |
| sliding_dist | Distance spanned by the stem segment during test | Continuous variable | mm |
| nPeaks | Number of force peaks detected during test | Discrete variable | mN |
| peak_frequ | Peak frequency during sliding (NPeaks/sliding_dist) | Continuous variable | peaks.mm-1 |
| diam | Diameter of the tested segment | Continuous variable | mm |