insectecol: Insect Ecology Data Analysis Toolkit

A collection of analytical tools for insect ecology research, currently covering age-stage, two-sex life table analysis and dose-response bioassays. The life table module supports fast batch processing of multi-group datasets, validates raw 'csv' data, computes cohort size, mean fecundity, age-stage survival rates, age-specific survival, age-specific fecundity, life expectancy, and derived population parameters (net reproductive rate, intrinsic and finite rates of increase, mean generation time), simultaneously generates age-stage survival curves for all groups, and exports all tabular results and plots to 'Excel' in a single run. The bioassay module estimates lethal concentrations by the traditional and the weighted (improved) linear regression methods and by probit analysis, with Abbott correction, 95% confidence intervals and chi-square goodness-of-fit tests; the lethal proportion can be set freely (e.g., 25%, 50%, 70% or 90%), so any LC value such as the LC25, LC70 or LC90 can be computed, not only the LC50. The regression plots and tables are exported to 'Excel'. Planned extensions include more insect ecology indicators, such as median lethal temperature/time (LT50) and thermal constants (effective accumulated temperature).

Version: 1.0.1
Depends: R (≥ 3.5)
Imports: dplyr, ggplot2 (≥ 3.5.0), grid, magrittr, openxlsx, ragg, scales, sysfonts, readr, showtext, tidyr, utils
Suggests: testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published: 2026-09-27
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.insectecol (may not be active yet)
Author: Wangyao Li [aut, cre, cph]
Maintainer: Wangyao Li <1561941342 at qq.com>
BugReports: https://github.com/SeaGhost-0/insectecol/issues
License: MIT + file LICENSE
URL: https://github.com/SeaGhost-0/insectecol
NeedsCompilation: no
Citation: insectecol citation info
Materials: README
CRAN checks: insectecol results

Documentation:

Reference manual: insectecol.html , insectecol.pdf

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Package source: insectecol_1.0.1.tar.gz
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