Delhey et al. (2019) plumage lightness data for 5,809 passerine species
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delhey5809.RdPlumage lightness measurements and environmental covariates for 5,809 passerine bird species. This dataset demonstrates environmental-covariate support in pigauto: climate variables are fully observed conditioners that improve imputation of lightness traits.
Format
A data frame with 5,809 rows and 10 variables:
- Species_Key
Character. Species name in BirdTree format.
- family
Character. Taxonomic family.
- annual_mean_temperature
Numeric. Annual mean temperature (BIO1, degrees C x 10).
- annual_precipitation
Numeric. Annual precipitation (mm).
- percent_tree_cover
Numeric. Percent tree cover.
- mean_temperature_of_warmest_quarter
Numeric. Mean temperature of warmest quarter (BIO10, degrees C x 10).
- precipitation_of_warmest_quarter
Numeric. Precipitation of warmest quarter (mm).
- midLatitude
Numeric. Mid-latitude of species range.
- lightness_male
Numeric. Average plumage lightness for males.
- lightness_female
Numeric. Average plumage lightness for females.
Source
Delhey K, Dale J, Valcu M, Kempenaers B (2019). "Reconciling ecogeographical rules: rainfall and temperature predict global colour variation in the largest bird radiation." Ecology Letters, 22(5): 726-736.