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birdring (version 1.0)

Methods to analyse ring re-encounter data

Description

The package contains methods and functions to analyse re-encounter data of birds marked by metal rings.

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Install

install.packages('birdring')

Monthly Downloads

209

Version

1.0

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Fraenzi Korner-Nievergelt

Last Published

April 2nd, 2014

Functions in birdring (1.0)

scheme2country

Gives the country name from the scheme code
coastpaleo

coordinates of the palearctic coastline
coastEU

coordinates of the coastline of Europe
dmvnorm

Multivariate Normal Density and Random Deviates - this function is a copy of the function in the package mvtnorm
dayofyear

The day of the year
overlap

Overlap between the prior and posterior distribution
loxodrom

loxodromic distance and direction
codes2names

Transforms codes of circumstances, condition, species and sheme into string
dc

Division coefficient
birdring-package

Methods to analyse bird ring reencounter data
orthodrom.dist

orthodromic distance and direction
mdy.date

Convert to Julian Dates - this is a copy of the function mdy.date from the package date
species

EURING-code for species
schemes

EURING-code for ringing scheme
draw.map

Draws a map of the palearctic region
decimal.coord

decimal coordinates
birdstate

Transformation of condition into state
place2name

Decode Euring place codes
places

EURING-code for finding locations
mercatorlat

gives the streching factor of the latitude to draw a mercator map
circumstances

EURING-code for finding circumstances
conditions

EURING-code for finding conditions
read.euring2000

Reads EURING data into R
lancol

Example data set of EURING2000 format
draw.recmap

Plot ringing data