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Wilrijk

 

General Information
Data owner Marcel Eens & Rianne Pinxten
Contact TBD if we include this
Institution Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Conditions of use/Licence NA
Data available via pipeline Under construction
Quality check of the original data Database manager

 

Study site
Name Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
Size (ha) 107.55
Major site changes Yes. Increase of 9.25ha
Latitude 51°09'36.77" N
Latitude 4°24'27.22" E
Number of nest boxes (min) 140
Number of nest boxes (max) 231
Vegetation Type Urban
Description of study site Suburban population on the campus of the University of Antwerp. Mixed woodland, with many streets and parkings.

 

Species
Species Parus major, Cyanistes caeruleus
Start year 2001
End year NA
Continuous collection of data Yes
Gap years NA
Longest data collection 19
Parental ID's recorded Yes
List of basic breeding data collected All possible breeding data have been collected
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection NA
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements NA
Experimental manipulations Limited
Description of experimental manipulations NA
Predation events recorded Yes
How are second clutches recorded? Specified in the primary data

 

Catching data
Individual data Yes
Type of individual data Age, immigration status, size (wing, weight, tarsus), personality scores
Feeding data Yes
Type of feeding data Prey size, Prey type, Prey number. See Nour et al. 1998. Oecologia 114: 522-530
Other catching data Nest visits
Roosting checks Yes
Winter ringing Yes
Colour rings Yes
Tags Yes
Other Start of dawn chorus, song data, chronotype (start of daily activities, timing of leaving the nestbox), sleep behaviour

 

Genetic data
Blood samples Yes
Feather samples Yes
Other samples NA
Samples analysed NA

 

Environmental data
Food availability data No
Temperature data KMI, Belgium
Rainfall data KMI, Belgium
Other environmental data NA

 

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