General Information | |
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Data owner | NIOO-KNAW (Kees van Oers) |
Contact | TBD if we include this |
Institution | Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands |
Conditions of use/Licence | By permission from Kees van Oers |
Data available via pipeline | Yes |
Quality check of the original data | Database manager |
Study site | |
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Name | Westerheide/Boslust, The Netherlands |
Size (ha) | 125 |
Major site changes | No |
Latitude | 52° 0' 0" N |
Latitude | 5° 51' 36" E |
Number of nest boxes (min) | 440 |
Number of nest boxes (max) | 440 |
Vegetation Type | Mixed |
Description of study site | Westerheide and Boslust in the “Groot Warnsborn” area, nearby Arnhem in the Netherlands. This area consists of plots of mixed pine and deciduous forest with small open patches, in total covering approximately 200 ha and containing about 400 nest boxes distributed in a regular grid. (see Class, Brommer & van Oers 2019. Ecology and Evolution 9(16), 8987-8994) |
Species | |
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Species | Parus major, Cyanistes caeruleus, Ficedula hypoleuca, Periparus ater, Sitta europaea |
Start year | 1993 |
End year | NA |
Continuous collection of data | Yes |
Gap years | NA |
Longest data collection | 26 |
Parental ID's recorded | Yes |
List of basic breeding data collected | Laying date, Clutch size, Brood size, Hatch date, Number fledglings, Fledge date |
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection | See 'Standard fieldwork guide breeding season' |
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements | See 'Standard fieldwork guide breeding season' |
Experimental manipulations | Yes |
Description of experimental manipulations | Birds are translocated to the NIOO laboratory and tested on exploratory behaviour |
Predation events recorded | Yes |
How are second clutches recorded? | Clutches recorded as first, second or replacement. Determined by laying date (30 day rule) |
Catching data | |
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Individual data | Yes |
Type of individual data | Age, sex, size (tarsus length, mass, wing length), personality, parasites. |
Feeding data | Yes |
Type of feeding data | Nest visits, prey items, summer/autumn/winter-feeding stations |
Other catching data | Fledgling order |
Roosting checks | Yes |
Winter ringing | Yes |
Colour rings | Yes |
Tags | Yes |
Other | Dominance hierarchies, song data, Pock infections, CORT, PHA |
Genetic data | |
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Blood samples | Yes |
Feather samples | Yes |
Other samples | Eggs, bodies |
Samples analysed | Yes |
Environmental data | |
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Food availability data | Yes. Caterpillar frass (droppings) |
Temperature data | KNMI: Station Deelen |
Rainfall data | KNMI: Station Deelen |
Other environmental data | Insect population, vegetation mapping. |