Great Tit Radio-Tagging Effects Across Three Climatic Years

Data from a study by Lysanne Snijders of Wageningen University & Research analyzing the context-dependent effects of radio transmitter attachment on great tits (Parus major). The dataset likely contains records from birds tagged over three environmentally dissimilar years, comparing breeding probability and nest desertion between tagged and control groups. It was collected as part of a project studying social and communication networks.

Use Cases

• Modeling the probability of breeding based on tagging timing and environmental conditions like spring temperature.
• Predicting nest desertion risk in radio-tagged parents based on brood size and average temperature.
• Analyzing the relationship between relative transmitter weight (5-8% of bodyweight) and behavioral outcomes.

Strengths

• Data spans three environmentally dissimilar years, allowing for analysis of context-dependent effects.
• Study design includes control groups for both pre-breeding and nestling provisioning tagging scenarios.
• Transmitter weight is quantified as a percentage of bodyweight (between 5% and 8%).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Wageningen University & Research

Collection Method

Field study involving radio-tagging of great tits and comparison with control birds.

Time Range

Study conducted over three years.