Plumage Reflectance Data from Live and Mounted Black-Capped Chickadees

Laura Robayo Noguera's 8.7 KB dataset compares reflectance measurements from live black-capped chickadees and their mounted feather samples. The data, last updated in May 2026, assesses the correlation between measurement methods and dominance rank. It is available under a CC0-1.0 license as an XLSX file.

Use Cases

• Compare reflectance measurement methodologies based on live versus mounted feather samples.
• Analyze correlations between plumage reflectance and social dominance rank in black-capped chickadees.
• Validate non-invasive measurement techniques for avian color research.

Strengths

• Data is paired, with measurements from both live birds and mounted feathers from the same individuals.
• Dataset is small (8.7 KB), facilitating quick download and initial inspection.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Laura Robayo Noguera

Collection Method

Reflectance measurements taken directly from live birds and from mounted feather samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 20:22:35; freshness should be verified.