R/fillGroupMembers.R
fillGroupMembers.Rd
Forms and fills list of animals groups based on provided constraints
fillGroupMembers( candidates, currentGroups, kin, ped, harem, minAge, numGp, sexRatio )
candidates | character vector of IDs of the animals available for use in the group. |
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currentGroups | list of character vectors of IDs of animals currently assigned to the group. Defaults to character(0) assuming no groups are existent. |
kin | list of animals and those animals who are related above a threshold value. |
ped | dataframe that is the `Pedigree`. It contains pedigree
information including the IDs listed in |
harem | logical variable when set to |
minAge | integer value indicating the minimum age to consider in group formation. Pairwise kinships involving an animal of this age or younger will be ignored. Default is 1 year. |
numGp | integer value indicating the number of groups that should be formed from the list of IDs. Default is 1. |
sexRatio | numeric value indicating the ratio of females to males x (from 0.5 to 20 by increments of 0.5 within the accompanying Shiny application. A sex ratio of 0 ignores sex in making up groups. |
A list of animal groups and their member animals