Data for Delhey et al. Partial or complete? The evolution of post-juvenile moult strategies in passerine birds

Variable
descriptors for dataset

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TipLabel: scientific name matching taxonomy of www.birdtree.org

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common.name: common name

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tax.family: taxonomic family based on taxonomy at www.birdtree.org

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post.juv.moult.score: extent of post juvenile moult where 0=partial,
1=partial or complete and 2=complete

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post.juv.moult.complete: extent of post juvenile moult as binary
variable where 0=partial, 1=partial or complete and complete

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complete.moult.before.fst.breed: presence/absence of complete moult
before the first breeding season, either through a complete post-juvenile moult
or a complete nuptial moult.

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moult.certainty.score: limited vs good

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primary.moult.score: 0=partial, 1= complete

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delay.plum.mat: delayed plumage
maturation score

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moult.source: reference for moult data

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sexual.dichromatism: sexual dichromatism score

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log.mass: log10 transformed body mass

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perc.diet.seed: % of seed in diet

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degrees.from.equator: absolute latitude of centroid of breeding
distribution

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mig.distance: migration distance

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insolation: insolation value

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annual.mean.temperature: annual mean temperature

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annual.precipitation: annual precipitation

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habitat.open: habitat openness score