periparusater {blmeco}

The data contain morphological measurements taken from museum skins of Coal tits (Periparus ater)

Description

The data is part of the study by Korner-Nievergelt & Leisler (2004) Morphological convergence in conifer-dwelling passerines. Journal of Ornithology 145: 245-255.

Usage

data(periparusater)

Format

A data frame with 28 observations on the following 6 variables.

country

country of origin of the individual

age

numeric code for age categories as defined by www.euring.org, 3 = hatching year, 4 = not hatching year, 5 = after hatching year, 0 = missing

sex

numeric code for sex as defined by www.euring.org, 1 = male, 2 = female, 0 = missing

weight

body mass in g

P8

length of primary 8 in mm. Primary 8 is the third outermost wing feather often building the wing tip.

wing

wing length in mm

References

Korner-Nievergelt & Leisler (2004) Morphological convergence in conifer-dwelling passerines. Journal of Ornithology 145: 245-255.

Examples

data(periparusater)