General Information | |
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Data owner | Niels Digemanse |
Contact | TBD if we include this |
Institution | Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany |
Conditions of use/Licence | TBD |
Data available via pipeline | Under Construction |
Quality check of the original data | Check automatically done programatically in the database while entering data. Checks upon data collection by looking at possible range of values, match between tables, brood history, etc. |
Study site | |
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Name | Southern Bavaria, Germany |
Size (ha) | 12 plots of 7.6 to 10.7 ha each (average size ca. 9ha) |
Major site changes | 1 plot removed from 2016 onwards. |
Latitude | 47°58' N |
Latitude | 11°14' E |
Number of nest boxes (min) | 550 |
Number of nest boxes (max) | 600 |
Vegetation Type | Deciduous |
Description of study site | Fragmented mix-deciduous managed forest alternating with agricultural fields and villages. Average elevation ca. 600m. Dominated by beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). The main species of evergreen is Norway spruce (Picea abies). |
Species | |
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Species | Parus major |
Start year | 2009 |
End year | NA |
Continuous collection of data | Yes |
Gap years | NA |
Longest data collection | 10 |
Parental ID's recorded | Yes |
List of basic breeding data collected | First egg day, hatch day, estimated fledge day, clutch size, number of fledgling, brood size. |
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 |
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Predation events recorded | Yes |
How are second clutches recorded? | Similar to first clutches, first egg day might be 1-2 days off for some clutches because nest boxes are checked only once a week so some females already started incubating when we find eggs for the first time. |
Catching data | |
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Individual data | Yes |
Type of individual data | Age (from plumage characteristics), sex, size (tarsus length, third primary feather length, beak length, weight), fat score, exploration behaviour, docility score, breathing rate. |
Feeding data | No |
Type of feeding data | NA |
Other catching data | NA |
Roosting checks | Yes |
Winter ringing | Yes |
Colour rings | Yes |
Tags | Yes |
Other | Simulated territorial intrusion (aggressiveness data) during egg laying and incubation. |
Genetic data | |
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Blood samples | Yes |
Feather samples | No |
Other samples | NA |
Samples analysed | Yes |
Environmental data | |
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Food availability data | No |
Temperature data | Agrar Meteorologie: Rheinland-Pfalz |
Rainfall data | Agrar Meteorologie: Rheinland-Pfalz |
Other environmental data | Tree density, beech mast. |