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abd (version 0.1-21)

The Analysis of Biological Data

Description

The abd package contains data sets and sample code for The Analysis of Biological Data by Michael Whitlock and Dolph Schluter (2009; Roberts & Company Publishers).

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install.packages('abd')

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0.1-21

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Kevin M Middleton Randall Pruim rpruimcalvinedu

Last Published

August 3rd, 2011

Functions in abd (0.1-21)

BeeLifespans

Bee Lifespans
Beetles

Beetle Wings and Horns
BeeGenes

Foraging Gene Expression
GreatTitMalaria

Malaria in Populations of Great Tit
GlidingSnakes

GlidingSnakes
CichlidsGnRH

GnRH Levels in Cichlids
BirdSexRatio

Sex Ratios in Birds
Earthworms

Earthworm Diversity and Soil Nitrogen Levels
Greenspace

Diversity in Urban Green Space
MoleRats

Energy Expenditure in Mole Rats
DaphniaResistance

Daphnia Resistance to Cyanobacteria
LiverPreparation

Liver Preparation
BodyFatHeatLoss

Heat Loss and Body Fat
LodgepolePines

Lodgepole Pine Cone Masses
Rattlesnakes

Temperature Change and Meal Size in Rattlesnakes
ConvictionsAndIncome

Convictions and Income Level in a Cohort of English Boys
Aspirin

Effects of Aspirin on Cancer Rates
DesertBirds

Desert Bird Census Data
NeanderthalBrains

Cranial Capacity in Neanderthals and Modern Humans
Dolphins

Dolphin Swimming Behavior
Earwigs

Earwig Density and Forceps
WillsDebates

Presidential "Wills"
VasopressinVoles

Vasopressin Manipulation in the Meadow Vole
EndangeredSpecies

Endangered and Threatened Species
Chickadees

Alarm Calls in Chickadees
Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin Levels in High Altitude Populations
NorthSeaCod

Atlantic Cod Recruits
Stalkies2

Stalk-eyed Fly Eyespan
SticklebackPreference

Mating Preferences in Sticklebacks
Clearcuts

Biomass Change in Rainforests near Clearcuts
ChimpBrains

Brodmann's Area 44 in Chimps
SleepAndPerformance

Sleep and Learning
HumanBodyTemp

Human Body Temperature
NeotropicalTrees

Photosynthesis in Neotropical Trees
FingerRatio

2D:4D Finger Ratio
GodwitArrival

Godwit Arrival Dates
DaphniaLongevity

Daphnia Longevity
LupusMice

Autoimmune Reactivity in Lupus-prone Mice
Pufferfish

Pufferfish Mimicry
AlgaeCO2

Carbon Dioxide and Growth Rate in Algae
FireflyFlash

Firefly Flash Duration
WillsPresidents

Presidential "Wills"
Antilles

Antilles Bird Immigration Dates
Eelgrass

Eelgrass Genotypes
dataInfo

abd Data Sets
JetLagKnees

Circadian Rhythm Phase Shift
NematodeLifespan

Effects of Trimethadione on Lifespan in Nematodes
Cavalry

Deaths from Horse Kicks
abdData

Find data in Analysis of Biological Data
Stalkies1

Eye Widths in Stalk-Eyed Flies
HippocampusLesions

Memory and the Hippocampus
HornedLizards

Horn Length and Predation Status of Horned Lizards
Lefthanded

Left-handedness and Rates of Violence
Truffles

Truffle Distribution
odds.ratio

Odds Ratio for 2X2 Contingency Tables
Hurricanes

Intense Hurricanes
LionCubs

Time to Reproduction in Female Lions
LizardSprint

Sprint Speeds in Canyon Lizards
Telomeres

Telomere Shortening
favstats

Some favorite statistical summaries
SticklebackPlates

Number of Lateral Plates in Sticklebacks
abd-package

Data sets from The Analysis of Biological Data
SpiderSpeed

Spider Running Speeds after Amputation
Mosquitoes

Body Size in Anopheles Mosquitoes
Tobacco

Flower Length in Tobacco Plants
HumanGeneLengths

Human Gene Lengths
CocaineDopamine

Effects of Cocaine on Dopamine Receptors
BrainExpression

Proteolipid Protein 1 Gene Expression
Toads

Right-handed Toads
WorldCup

World Cup Goals
Guppies

Ornamentation and Attractiveness in Guppies
SpiderColonies

Social Spiders
ToothAge

Radioactive Teeth
WalkingStickFemurs

Walking Stick Femur Length
NoSmokingDay

No Smoking Day
Trillium

Trillium Recruitment near Clearcuts
Vines

Climbing Vines
SagebrushCrickets

Sagebrush Cricket Mating Times
IntertidalAlgae

Intertidal Algae
LarvalFish

Exploited Larval Fish
as.xtabs

Convert objects to xtabs format
ShrinkingSeals

Seal Body Lengths and Age
DEET

DEET and Mosquito Bites
ElectricFish

Electric Fish
PlantPersistence

Population Persistence Times
ElVerde

Diet Breadth in a Rainforest Community
RopeTrick

Indian Rope Trick
TimeOfDeath

Hypoxanthine and Time Since Death
ShuttleDisaster

Ambient Temperature and O-Ring Failures
Sparrows

Lifetime Reproductive Success in House Sparrows
wilsonCI

Wilson (Agresti-Coull) CI for a Binomial Proportion
Lynx

Population Cycles of Lynx in Canada 1752-1819
SexualSelection

Sexual Conflict
YeastGenes

Yeast Regulatory Genes
Zooplankton

Zooplankton Depredation
Pollen

Sterility in Hybrid Pollens
cv

Coefficient of Variation
WalkingStickHeads

Walking Stick Head Width
TwoKids

Number of Boys in Two-Child Families
FlycatcherPatch

Forehead Patch Size in Collared Flycatachers
VampireBites

Vampire Bat Bites
Cichlids

Cichlid Mating Preference
Lobsters

Lobster Orientation
BrookTrout

Salmon Survival in the Presence of Brook Trout
PrimateWBC

Primate White Blood Cell Counts and Promiscuity
ZooMortality

Home Range Size and Mortality
VoleDispersal

Home Range Size in Field Voles
GeneRegulation

Gene Regulation in Saccharomyces
LanguageBrains

Brain Structure in Bilingual Humans
Silversword

Rate of Speciation in Silverswords
Wolves

Inbreeding in Wolves
Trematodes

Frequencies of Fish Eaten by Trematode Infection Level
ZebraFinchBeaks

Mate Preference in Zebra Finches
WrasseSexes

Distribution of Wrasses
FlyTestes

Testes Size in Flies
sum_of_squares

Sum of Squares and Sum of Products
interval

Confidence Interval
Selection

Data for Meta-analysis
SalmonColor

Pacific Salmon Color
Newts

Tetrodotoxin Resistance in Garter Snakes
Seedlings

Number of Seedlings Per Quadrat
cumfreq

Cumulative frequency plots
col.abd

Lattice theme for Analysis of Biological Data
Crickets

Immunity and Sperm Viability in Crickets
DungBeetles

Heritability of Body Condition in Dung Beetles
MouseEmpathy

Mouse Empathy
SockeyeFemales

Body Masses of Female Sockeye Salmon
TreeSeedlings

Tree Seedlings and Sunflecks
expand.dft

Expand a data.frame
Convictions

Frequency of Convictions for a Cohort of English Boys
TeenDeaths

Causes of Teenage Deaths
sample

Random Samples and Permutations
ShadParasites

Shad Parasites
repeatability

Repeatability
PrimateMetabolism

Primate Metabolic Rates
OstrichTemp

Ostrich Body and Brain Temperatures
Dioecy

Dioecy vs. Monomorphism in Plants
ZebraFinches

Zebra Finch Carotenoids
Grassland

Grassland Diversity
varcomps

Variance Components
se

Standard Error of the Mean
histochart

Histogram from tabulated data
Sumo

Sumo Wrestling Wins
Iguanas

Iguana Body Length Changes
Rigormortis

Rigormortis and Time of Death
Pseudoscorpions

Multiple Mating in Pseudoscorpions
KenyaFinches

Body Mass and Beak Length in Three Species of Finches in Kenya
LizardBite

Bite Force in Collard Lizards
meanCI

Confidence Intervals and P-values for a Mean
WeddellSeals

Energetic Cost of Diving
DayOfBirth

Day of Birth
Blackbirds

Testosterone Levels in Blackbirds
Powerball

Powerball Tickets Sold
Tobacco2

Flower Length in Tobacco Plants
TsetseLearning

Dietary Learning in Tsetse Flies
MarineReserve

Marine Reserve Biomass
Fireflies

Spermatophore Mass in Fireflies
Penguins

Penguin Heart Rate
ProgesteroneExercise

Progesterone and Exercise
SyrupSwimming

Syrup Swimming
MassExtinctions

Mass Extinction Frequency
WolfTeeth

Wolf Tooth Measurements
LionNoses

Lion Age and Nose Coloration