populations_wing-length.txt
# Description of the dataset "populations_wing-length.txt"
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# The dataset contains estimates of mean female wing length for breeding and wintering populations of biparental shorebirds described from .....
# Questions can be directed to: Martin Bulla (bulla.mar@gmail.com)
# Values are separated by semi-colon.
# Missing values are NA.
1. scinam : scientific name of the species
2. species : four letter abbreviatio of the species's English name
3. study_site : name of the study site
4. site_abbreviation : four letter abbreviation of the study site
5. type : was the study site at the breeding ground (breeding) or not (wintering)
6. lat : latitude of the study site (decimal)
7. lon : longitude of the study site (decimal)
8. tidal_habitat : is the study site at primarily tidal habitat (y=yes, n=no)
9. tidal_used : if the study site is primarily tidal habitat, do the birds use it for foragins (y=yes, n=no)
10. sexing_method : identifies the sexing method of the individuals used for the mean estimate
11. mean_female_wing : mean female wing lenght for the population
12. f_wing_N : sample size used for the mean estimate
13. data_source : is the mean estimate based on primary data ("our_data") or literature (citation:
Baker et al 2013 = Baker A, Gonzalez P, Morrison RIG, Harrington BA. 2013. Red Knot (Calidris canutus). In: Poole A, editor. The Birds of North America Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
)
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#WHEN USING THIS DATA, PLEASE CITE:
#Bulla et al (2015). populations_wing-length.txt. figshare. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1536260. Retrieved ADD DATETIME.
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