Barn Swallow Egg Rejection Behavior Under Bromocriptine Treatment, 2023-2025

Experimental data from a hormone manipulation study on barn swallows in southwest China. Kangning Luo collected this data during breeding seasons from 2023 to 2025, with hormone trials completed in 2025. The dataset likely contains measurements related to egg rejection behavior following intra-pectoral injections of bromocriptine or saline.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the effect of prolactin manipulation on egg rejection behavior based on hormone injection treatments.
• Comparing behavioral outcomes between bromocriptine-treated and sham control groups.
• Studying the relationship between barn swallow nesting activity and potential brood parasitism defense.

Strengths

• Data collection spans three breeding seasons (2023-2025), providing temporal context.
• Experimental design includes two distinct treatment groups (Bromocriptine n=15, Sham control n=14).
• Study location and climate details are precisely described (Leishan County, Guizhou, 15.5°C mean annual temperature).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (25.5 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data collected via systematic nest monitoring and hormone manipulation experiments during barn swallow breeding seasons.

Time Range

2023-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 03:53:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Leishan County, Guizhou Province, southwest China