General Information
Data owner Adele Mennerat
Contact adele.mennerat@uib.no
Institution Dep of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
Conditions of use/Licence Permission upon contact with owner
Data available via pipeline No
Quality check of the original data Yes - recaptured individuals: previous data systematically checked for consistency; new measurers are first trained by AM (measures taken in duo and consistency checked) 

 

Study site
Name Univ. of Bergen's Arboretum (aka "Arboretet"), Norway
Size (ha) 450
Major site changes No
Latitude 60°15' N
Latitude 05°16' E
Number of nest boxes (min) 34
Number of nest boxes (max) 40
Vegetation Type Mixed forest, some areas mostly deciduous (birch, beech, maple, ash, oak), some areas mostly coniferous (pine, spruce)
  NA

 

Species
Species Parus major, Cyanistes caeruleus
Start year 2017
End year NA
Continuous collection of data Yes
Gap years NA
Longest data collection 3
Parental ID's recorded Yes
List of basic breeding data collected Laying date, start of incubation date, hatching date, clutch size, number hatching, number fledging
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection Weekly rounds in beginning, then hatch checks + aging of chicks, then chick ringing at d12-d14 post-hatching + capture of adults d14
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements Weight taken with spring balance to the nearest 0.1g; wing length to the nearest 1mm
Experimental manipulations No
Description of experimental manipulations

NA
Predation events recorded Yes
How are second clutches recorded? No second clutches so far

 

Catching data
Individual data Yes
Type of individual data Age, wing length, weight; tarsus and bill length will be taken from 2020 onwards
Feeding data No
Type of feeding data NA
Other catching data NA
Roosting checks No
Winter ringing No
Colour rings Yes, in 2019 all adults were colour ringed
Tags No
Other NA

 

Genetic data
Blood samples No
Feather samples No
Other samples Fleas collected in all nests in 2018, preserved in alcohol
Samples analysed No

 

Environmental data
Food availability data No
Temperature data Average over last 10 years, average daily temperatures range from 2 - 15 °C for April-June
Rainfall data Average over last 10 years, for April-June: 31 days with >1 mm rain; 
Other environmental data In 2020 all plants growing around each nestbox will be identified with a local botanist