Vosbergen

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Country
Netherlands
Species
Blue tit
Pipeline
No
Max. nr nestboxes
210
Running period
2001–Present
ID data
Colour rings
Metal rings
Tags
Environmental data
Rainfall
Temperature
Individual data
Morphological measures
Personality data
Habitat
Mixed
Genetic data
Blood samples collected
Basic breeding
Yes
Winter data
Roosting checks
Winter ringing
Feeding at nest data
Yes
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General Information
Data owner Peter Korsten, Jan Komdeur
Contact pek19@aber.ac.uk, j.komdeur@rug.nl
Institution University of Groningen
Conditions of use/Licence Data can only be used with permission by both data owners, Peter Korsten and Jan Komdeur; potentially on the condition that the data owners can contribute to the work as co-authors.
Data available via pipeline No
Quality check of the original data Yes. Data have been partly double-checked against field books; odd-looking data are also double-checked.
Study site
Name Vosbergen
ID VOS
Country Netherlands
Size (ha) 50
Major site changes No
Latitude 53° 08' N
Latitude 06° 35' E
Number of nest boxes (min) 185
Number of nest boxes (max) 210
Vegetation Type Mixed open forest with large oak trees
Description of study site https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/2880527/thesis.pdf, Amininasab et al. 2016. Influence of fine-scale habitat structure on nest-site occupancy, laying date and clutch size in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Acta Oecologica, 70, 37-44. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2015.11.006
Species
Species Blue tit
Start year 2001
End year NA
Continuous collection of data Yes
Gap years no
Longest data collection 19
Parental ID's recorded Yes
List of basic breeding data collected Lay date, clutch size, hatch date, brood size, number of nestlings nestlings at day 15
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection NA
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements NA
Experimental manipulations Yes
Description of experimental manipulations Crown colour manipulation in adults, collection of eggs with and without replacement by dummy eggs, cross-fostering, brood size manipulations, hormone implants in adults
Predation events recorded Yes, but not very systematically (overal predation rates are low)
How are second clutches recorded? Second/replacement clutches are rare (ca. 0-5 per year); but are recorded in case they occur.
Catching data
Individual data Yes
Type of individual data Age, immigration status, size (wing (P3/8), weight, tarsus), plumage reflectance measures in some years, personality scores (aggression in 2018-now)
Feeding data Yes, in some years
Type of feeding data Nest visits
Other catching data No
Roosting checks Yes, in some years
Winter ringing Yes, in some years
Colour rings Yes, in some years
Tags Yes, PIT tags in some years
Other No
Genetic data
Blood samples Yes, except 2004
Feather samples No
Other samples No
Samples analysed Yes
Environmental data
Food availability data No
Temperature data Eelde weerstation; http://projects.knmi.nl/klimatologie/daggegevens/selectie.cgi
Rainfall data Eelde weerstation; http://projects.knmi.nl/klimatologie/daggegevens/selectie.cgi
Other environmental data Composition of the tree vegetation around the nestboxes (tree species and numbers; circumference/diameter at breast height) 

Details

Country
Netherlands
Species
Blue tit
Pipeline
No
Max. nr nestboxes
210
Running period
2001–Present
ID data
Colour rings
Metal rings
Tags
Environmental data
Rainfall
Temperature
Individual data
Morphological measures
Personality data
Habitat
Mixed
Genetic data
Blood samples collected
Basic breeding
Yes
Winter data
Roosting checks
Winter ringing
Feeding at nest data
Yes