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Overview:
This dataset compares avian body sizes with mating characteristics for 3769 species.
Dataset Location: Ecological Archives
Site Location: Western Palearctic, North America, Africa, Austrailia, New Zealand, Antarctica
Sites Georefferenced: No
Methods: Data was gathered from major ornithologial handbooks, suplemented by authors personal data. Behavioral scores are described within the metadata.
Data Collected: body mass; wing, tarsus, bill, & tail length; egg & clutch size; mating system; sexual display agility; intersexual resource division
Citation: Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605.
Available via EcoData Retriever: Yes