Assign a binary number (i.e. '0' or '1') to two columns containing the number of offspring.
Copy information by the number of times equal to the number of offspring.
Usage
buildBinary(dat, copy, one, zero)
Value
A converted data frame with a number of row matching the total number of individuals.
Arguments
dat
Data frame to convert.
copy
Column numbers to copy.
one
Column name of counts to assign a '1' value.
zero
Column name of counts to assign a '0' value.
Details
Replicate-level data should be converted to the individual-level to not underestimate phenotypic variance,
which can influence genetic and maternal estimates (see Puurtinen et al. 2009).
References
Puurtinen M, Ketola T, Kotiaho JS. 2009. The good-genes and compatible-genes benefits of mate choice.
The American Naturalist 174(5): 741-752. DOI: 10.1086/606024