#### Some information on the database used in: #### #### Gygax, Lorenz (2000) Group size and behavioural ecology in #### Delphinoidea. PhD-thesis, University of Zurich. #### #### and the peer-reviewed papers based on it. #### #### See also http://proximate-biology/lgygax/phd/info.html ## the data can be read into R or S-plus using the following command: data.df <- read.table ("dat981113.txt", header= T) ## names in data file: names in description of database genus, species species location -- (exact location of study) region region diff.pop -- (indicator of what may be considered a population) habitat habitat lifesty lifestyle ls.pen pop-indicator of lifestyle n.group number of observed groups av.siz mean observed group size av.std standard deviation of observed group size av.med median of observed group size av.int inter-quartile range of observed group size av.min minimum group size av.max maximum group size ty.siz mean perceived group size ty.std standard deviation of perceived group size ty.med median of perceived group size ty.int inter-quartile range of perceived group size soc.struc group structure ss.pen pop-inidcator of group structure flui group fluidity (three levels) flui.dich group fluidity (two levels) fl.pen pop-inidcator of group fluidity latitu latitude (0 to 180 from S to N) structu habitat structure typ.temp typical temperature ran.temp range of temperature typ.depth typical depth ran.depth range of depth flen length of females n.flen number of observations of flen fwei weight of females n.fwei number of observations of fwei mlen length of males n.mlen number of observations of mlen mwei weight of males n.mwei number of observations of mwei d.len length dimorphism d.wei weight dimorphism s.pen pop-indicator of size measures seas -- (seasonality of births, 3 levels) seas.new seasonality of births gest length of gestation lact length of lactation calv.int calving interval n.repr number of observations of reproductive parameters r.pen pop-indicator of reproductive parameters fmax maximum life span of females fmage age of females at maturition n.fmage number of observations of fmage fmlen length of females at maturition n.fmlen number of observations of fmlen mmax maximum life span of males mmage age of males at maturition n.mmage number of observations of mmage mmlen length of males at maturition n.mmlen number of observations of mmlen m.pen pop-inidcator of maturation parameters food.pen pop-indicator of diet variables method method food.obs number of observations on which diet variables are based i.o o i - - c.o o c - - f.o o f - - m.o o m - - i.f f i - - c.f f c - - f.f f f - - m.f f m - - i.p p i - - c.p p c - - f.p p f - - m.p p m - - i.e.o o i e - i.m.o o i m - i.b.o o i b - c.e.o o c e - c.m.o o c m - c.b.o o c b - f.e.o o f e - f.m.o o f m - f.b.o o f b - m.e.o o m e - m.m.o o m m - m.b.o o m b - i.e.f f i e - i.m.f f i m - i.b.f f i b - c.e.f f c e - c.m.f f c m - c.b.f f c b - f.e.f f f e - f.m.f f f m - f.b.f f f b - m.e.f f m e - m.m.f f m m - m.b.f f m b - i.e.p p i e - i.m.p p i m - i.b.p p i b - c.e.p p c e - c.m.p p c m - c.b.p p c b - f.e.p p f e - f.m.p p f m - f.b.p p f b - m.e.p p m e - m.m.p p m m - m.b.p p m b - i.e.s.o o i e s i.e.i.o o i e i i.e.g.o o i e g i.m.s.o o i m s i.m.i.o o i m i i.m.g.o o i m g i.b.s.o o i b s i.b.i.o o i b i i.b.g.o o i b g c.e.s.o o c e s c.e.i.o o c e i c.e.g.o o c e g c.m.s.o o c m s c.m.i.o o c m i c.m.g.o o c m g c.b.s.o o c b s c.b.i.o o c b i c.b.g.o o c b g f.e.s.o o f e s f.e.i.o o f e i f.e.g.o o f e g f.m.s.o o f m s f.m.i.o o f m i f.m.g.o o f m g f.b.s.o o f b s f.b.i.o o f b i f.b.g.o o f b g m.e.s.o o m e s m.e.i.o o m e i m.e.g.o o m e g m.m.s.o o m m s m.m.i.o o m m i m.m.g.o o m m g m.b.s.o o m b s m.b.i.o o m b i m.b.g.o o m b g i.e.s.f f i e s i.e.i.f f i e i i.e.g.f f i e g i.m.s.f f i m s i.m.i.f f i m i i.m.g.f f i m g i.b.s.f f i b s i.b.i.f f i b i i.b.g.f f i b g c.e.s.f f c e s c.e.i.f f c e i c.e.g.f f c e g c.m.s.f f c m s c.m.i.f f c m i c.m.g.f f c m g c.b.s.f f c b s c.b.i.f f c b i c.b.g.f f c b g f.e.s.f f f e s f.e.i.f f f e i f.e.g.f f f e g f.m.s.f f f m s f.m.i.f f f m i f.m.g.f f f m g f.b.s.f f f b s f.b.i.f f f b i f.b.g.f f f b g m.e.s.f f m e s m.e.i.f f m e i m.e.g.f f m e g m.m.s.f f m m s m.m.i.f f m m i m.m.g.f f m m g m.b.s.f f m b s m.b.i.f f m b i m.b.g.f f m b g i.e.s.p p i e s i.e.i.p p i e i i.e.g.p p i e g i.m.s.p p i m s i.m.i.p p i m i i.m.g.p p i m g i.b.s.p p i b s i.b.i.p p i b i i.b.g.p p i b g c.e.s.p p c e s c.e.i.p p c e i c.e.g.p p c e g c.m.s.p p c m s c.m.i.p p c m i c.m.g.p p c m g c.b.s.p p c b s c.b.i.p p c b i c.b.g.p p c b g f.e.s.p p f e s f.e.i.p p f e i f.e.g.p p f e g f.m.s.p p f m s f.m.i.p p f m i f.m.g.p p f m g f.b.s.p p f b s f.b.i.p p f b i f.b.g.p p f b g m.e.s.p p m e s m.e.i.p p m e i m.e.g.p p m e g m.m.s.p p m m s m.m.i.p p m m i m.m.g.p p m m g m.b.s.p p m b s m.b.i.p p m b i m.b.g.p p m b g