R/data-songsparrows.R

In tessington/quantecol: Introduction to Quantitative Ecology

#' Song Sparrow Reproductive Success
#'
#' Annual (1975 - 1986) estimates of breeding success of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) on Mandarte Island, British Columbia, Canada.
#'
#'
#' @name songsparrows
#' @docType data
#' @format A data frame with 12 observations, each representing the number of breeding females and the number of independent offspring produced
#' \describe{
#'   \item{Year}{Observation year.}
#'   \item{Females}{Number of breeding females in each year.}
#'   \item{IndependentOffspring}{Number of offspring surviving through egg, chick, and fledgling stage.}
#'   }
#' @source Arcese, P. and Smith, J.N.M, 1988. Effects of population density and supplemental food on reproduction in song sparrows.
#' Journal of Animal Ecology. 57: 119 - 136.
#' @keywords datasets

"songsparrows"