Northern bobwhite chick survival, growth, and movement in relation to broadcast supplemental feed and drought

The northern bobwhite is an economically important species across its geographic range that has experienced declining population numbers. There is ample research dedicated to evaluating management practices for the adult life stage. However, the effects of management on bobwhite chicks remain understudied, despite this being the most vulnerable age class. We evaluated the effects of broadcast supplemental feed on bobwhite chick survival, mass, and location both during a breeding season with normal precipitation and one with historically low precipitation. We followed broods via radio transmitters on hens until chicks were large enough to carry their transmitters at around 12 days of age, then followed chicks until independence. From 0-12 days old, broods had higher survival in control units than supplementally fed units, but there was no effect of supplemental feed on 12-35-day-old survival. Likely due to severe drought conditions in 2011, chicks weighed more in 2012 than in 2011. Feed ..., , # Data from: Northern bobwhite chick survival, growth, and movement about broadcast supplemental feed and drought

## Description of the data and file structure

Datasets and associated analysis code for a comparison of chick survival, growth, and locations in supplementally fed areas versus control unfed areas.

### Datasets and variables

growthcombined.csv: Dataset for analyzing chick size across treatment, year, and age

| **Column name** | **Description** | **Units** | **Data format** | **Missing data code** |
| :-------------- | :--------------------------------- | :---------- | :-------------- | :-------------------- |
| weight | Chick weight | grams | Number | - |
| Year | Year of study | - | Factor | - |
| Treatment | Feed (Exp) or unfed control (Ctl) | - | Factor | - |
| age ...,