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abd (version 0.1-22)

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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491

Version

0.1-22

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Kevin M Middleton Randall Pruim rpruimcalvinedu

Last Published

September 14th, 2011

Functions in abd (0.1-22)

Blackbirds

Testosterone Levels in Blackbirds
ShuttleDisaster

Ambient Temperature and O-Ring Failures
Powerball

Powerball Tickets Sold
Rattlesnakes

Temperature Change and Meal Size in Rattlesnakes
ElectricFish

Electric Fish
Lobsters

Lobster Orientation
DesertBirds

Desert Bird Census Data
Beetles

Beetle Wings and Horns
Cavalry

Deaths from Horse Kicks
Aspirin

Effects of Aspirin on Cancer Rates
HippocampusLesions

Memory and the Hippocampus
MarineReserve

Marine Reserve Biomass
Earwigs

Earwig Density and Forceps
LodgepolePines

Lodgepole Pine Cone Masses
HumanBodyTemp

Human Body Temperature
BeeLifespans

Bee Lifespans
LupusMice

Autoimmune Reactivity in Lupus-prone Mice
GeneRegulation

Gene Regulation in Saccharomyces
Lynx

Population Cycles of Lynx in Canada 1752-1819
CocaineDopamine

Effects of Cocaine on Dopamine Receptors
NeotropicalTrees

Photosynthesis in Neotropical Trees
FireflyFlash

Firefly Flash Duration
AlgaeCO2

Carbon Dioxide and Growth Rate in Algae
Greenspace

Diversity in Urban Green Space
LarvalFish

Exploited Larval Fish
GodwitArrival

Godwit Arrival Dates
Antilles

Antilles Bird Immigration Dates
GreatTitMalaria

Malaria in Populations of Great Tit
Guppies

Ornamentation and Attractiveness in Guppies
ChimpBrains

Brodmann's Area 44 in Chimps
OstrichTemp

Ostrich Body and Brain Temperatures
FlyTestes

Testes Size in Flies
HumanGeneLengths

Human Gene Lengths
DaphniaLongevity

Daphnia Longevity
BodyFatHeatLoss

Heat Loss and Body Fat
EndangeredSpecies

Endangered and Threatened Species
LionNoses

Lion Age and Nose Coloration
Silversword

Rate of Speciation in Silverswords
Pseudoscorpions

Multiple Mating in Pseudoscorpions
Eelgrass

Eelgrass Genotypes
IntertidalAlgae

Intertidal Algae
VasopressinVoles

Vasopressin Manipulation in the Meadow Vole
Hurricanes

Intense Hurricanes
LizardSprint

Sprint Speeds in Canyon Lizards
WillsDebates

Presidential "Wills"
Pollen

Sterility in Hybrid Pollens
LionCubs

Time to Reproduction in Female Lions
WeddellSeals

Energetic Cost of Diving
KenyaFinches

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

Penguin Heart Rate
SleepAndPerformance

Sleep and Learning
TreeSeedlings

Tree Seedlings and Sunflecks
Crickets

Immunity and Sperm Viability in Crickets
Grassland

Grassland Diversity
favstats

Some favorite statistical summaries
ProgesteroneExercise

Progesterone and Exercise
Dolphins

Dolphin Swimming Behavior
DungBeetles

Heritability of Body Condition in Dung Beetles
WalkingStickHeads

Walking Stick Head Width
PlantPersistence

Population Persistence Times
Chickadees

Alarm Calls in Chickadees
BirdSexRatio

Sex Ratios in Birds
Fireflies

Spermatophore Mass in Fireflies
HornedLizards

Horn Length and Predation Status of Horned Lizards
SagebrushCrickets

Sagebrush Cricket Mating Times
col.abd

Lattice theme for Analysis of Biological Data
SticklebackPlates

Number of Lateral Plates in Sticklebacks
DayOfBirth

Day of Birth
GlidingSnakes

GlidingSnakes
ElVerde

Diet Breadth in a Rainforest Community
JetLagKnees

Circadian Rhythm Phase Shift
Cichlids

Cichlid Mating Preference
NeanderthalBrains

Cranial Capacity in Neanderthals and Modern Humans
LiverPreparation

Liver Preparation
Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin Levels in High Altitude Populations
Clearcuts

Biomass Change in Rainforests near Clearcuts
CichlidsGnRH

GnRH Levels in Cichlids
WillsPresidents

Presidential "Wills"
DEET

DEET and Mosquito Bites
NematodeLifespan

Effects of Trimethadione on Lifespan in Nematodes
Earthworms

Earthworm Diversity and Soil Nitrogen Levels
NorthSeaCod

Atlantic Cod Recruits
Zooplankton

Zooplankton Depredation
Lefthanded

Left-handedness and Rates of Violence
LanguageBrains

Brain Structure in Bilingual Humans
MouseEmpathy

Mouse Empathy
wilsonCI

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

Telomere Shortening
WorldCup

World Cup Goals
VoleDispersal

Home Range Size in Field Voles
Vines

Climbing Vines
Iguanas

Iguana Body Length Changes
ToothAge

Radioactive Teeth
SexualSelection

Sexual Conflict
Tobacco2

Flower Length in Tobacco Plants
VampireBites

Vampire Bat Bites
Mosquitoes

Body Size in Anopheles Mosquitoes
BrainExpression

Proteolipid Protein 1 Gene Expression
Newts

Tetrodotoxin Resistance in Garter Snakes
ZebraFinches

Zebra Finch Carotenoids
Stalkies2

Stalk-eyed Fly Eyespan
YeastGenes

Yeast Regulatory Genes
WrasseSexes

Distribution of Wrasses
cumfreq

Cumulative frequency plots
RopeTrick

Indian Rope Trick
Seedlings

Number of Seedlings Per Quadrat
SockeyeFemales

Body Masses of Female Sockeye Salmon
abd-package

Data sets from The Analysis of Biological Data
Tobacco

Flower Length in Tobacco Plants
ShrinkingSeals

Seal Body Lengths and Age
Sparrows

Lifetime Reproductive Success in House Sparrows
odds.ratio

Odds Ratio for 2X2 Contingency Tables
SpiderColonies

Social Spiders
ShadParasites

Shad Parasites
MoleRats

Energy Expenditure in Mole Rats
as.xtabs

Convert objects to xtabs format
WalkingStickFemurs

Walking Stick Femur Length
dataInfo

abd Data Sets
expand.dft

Expand a data.frame
Pufferfish

Pufferfish Mimicry
histochart

Histogram from tabulated data
interval

Confidence Interval
Trillium

Trillium Recruitment near Clearcuts
TimeOfDeath

Hypoxanthine and Time Since Death
se

Standard Error of the Mean
MassExtinctions

Mass Extinction Frequency
DaphniaResistance

Daphnia Resistance to Cyanobacteria
BeeGenes

Foraging Gene Expression
PrimateWBC

Primate White Blood Cell Counts and Promiscuity
Convictions

Frequency of Convictions for a Cohort of English Boys
SpiderSpeed

Spider Running Speeds after Amputation
Selection

Data for Meta-analysis
ZebraFinchBeaks

Mate Preference in Zebra Finches
ConvictionsAndIncome

Convictions and Income Level in a Cohort of English Boys
SticklebackPreference

Mating Preferences in Sticklebacks
Dioecy

Dioecy vs. Monomorphism in Plants
Rigormortis

Rigormortis and Time of Death
ZooMortality

Home Range Size and Mortality
Trematodes

Frequencies of Fish Eaten by Trematode Infection Level
PrimateMetabolism

Primate Metabolic Rates
Toads

Right-handed Toads
LizardBite

Bite Force in Collard Lizards
meanCI

Confidence Intervals and P-values for a Mean
SyrupSwimming

Syrup Swimming
cv

Coefficient of Variation
sum_of_squares

Sum of Squares and Sum of Products
BrookTrout

Salmon Survival in the Presence of Brook Trout
FingerRatio

2D:4D Finger Ratio
sample

Random Samples and Permutations
TsetseLearning

Dietary Learning in Tsetse Flies
abdData

Find data in Analysis of Biological Data
Sumo

Sumo Wrestling Wins
TeenDeaths

Causes of Teenage Deaths
TwoKids

Number of Boys in Two-Child Families
Wolves

Inbreeding in Wolves
FlycatcherPatch

Forehead Patch Size in Collared Flycatachers
NoSmokingDay

No Smoking Day
SalmonColor

Pacific Salmon Color
Stalkies1

Eye Widths in Stalk-Eyed Flies
Truffles

Truffle Distribution
WolfTeeth

Wolf Tooth Measurements