Does fortune follow function? Exploring how consumer preferences drive the functional trait composition of the global songbird trade

Defaunation and extinction undermine the resilience and functioning of ecological communities and ecosystems. Relative to other disturbances, overexploitation for the global wildlife trade presents a unique case of trait-based selection, as demand for specific individuals is often tied to unique morphological or aesthetic traits desired by consumers (“market traits”). Because evolutionary history leads to species that share both market and functional traits, we posit that non-random patterns of exploitation will result in non-random loss of functional diversity. We applied a trait-based framework to the global songbird trade for 4616 species, 148 of which are plausibly threatened by the trade. We quantified select market traits, such as unique coloration and song quality, and ecological traits related to body size, diet, and foraging strategy to assess whether the trade disproportionately threatens particular functional groups. We additionally looked for patterns of association between ..., , , # Does fortune follow function? Exploring how consumer preferences drive the functional trait composition of the global songbird trade

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0000000b6](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0000000b6)

Data associated with the analyses outlined in Almeida et al. (2024). A complete description of data collection process can be found in Methods section of the associated manuscript. Cells containing \"NA\" denote missing data, i.e., instances where we were unable to obtain a value for the variable and species in question. 

## Description of the data and file structure

* songbird_df_full.csv: Data from Almeida et al. (2024).
* metadata_songbirdPAN.xlsx: Metadata file with variable descriptions and data sources for songbird_df_full.csv

## Sharing/Access information

Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data:

* [https://github.com/ryalmeida/songbird-trait-links](https://github.com/ryalmeida/songbird-trait-links)

Data was derived from the following so...

物种丧失与灭绝会削弱生态群落与生态系统的恢复力与功能。相较于其他干扰因素，全球野生动物贸易引发的过度开发呈现出一种独特的基于性状的选择模式：消费者的需求往往与特定个体的独特形态或美学性状挂钩，此类性状被称为“市场性状（market traits）”。由于演化历史会使得同时具备市场性状与功能性状（functional traits）的物种得以存续，我们推测非随机的开发模式将导致功能多样性的非随机丧失。我们针对全球4616种鸣禽（songbird）的贸易场景应用了基于性状的分析框架，其中148个物种疑似受到该贸易的威胁。我们量化了选定的市场性状（如独特体色与鸣唱质量）以及与体型、食性、觅食策略相关的生态性状，以此评估该贸易是否会对特定功能类群造成不成比例的威胁。此外我们还探究了……之间的关联模式。
## 《命运追随功能？探究消费者偏好如何塑造全球鸣禽贸易的功能性状组成》
[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0000000b6](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0000000b6)

本数据集对应Almeida等人（2024）研究中所开展的分析。数据收集流程的完整说明可参见相关论文的方法部分。文件中标记为"NA"的单元格代表缺失数据，即无法获取对应变量与目标物种的相关数值的情况。

### 数据与文件结构说明
* songbird_df_full.csv：源自Almeida等人（2024）的研究数据
* metadata_songbirdPAN.xlsx：用于说明songbird_df_full.csv中变量定义与数据来源的元数据文件

### 共享与获取信息
该数据的其他公开获取链接如下：
* [https://github.com/ryalmeida/songbird-trait-links](https://github.com/ryalmeida/songbird-trait-links)

本数据集衍生自以下……