blackcap:
Genetic polymorphism in relation to migration in the blackcap
Description
This data set is extracted from a study of genetic polymorphisms potentially associated to migration behaviour in the blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla). Across different populations in Europe and Africa, the average migration behaviour
was found to correlate with average allele size (dependent on the number of repeats of a small DNA motif)
at the locus ADCYAP1, encoding a neuropeptide.
Usage
data(blackcap)
Arguments
Format
The data frame includes 14 observations on the following variables:
Migration status was coded as : pure resident populations as '0', resident populations with
some migratory restlessness as '0.5', partial migratory populations as '1', completely migratory populations migrating
short-distances as '1.5', intermediate-distance migratory populations as '2' and distinct long-distance migratory populations
as '2.5'.
References
Mueller, J. C., Pulido, F., and Kempenaers, B. 2011. Identification of a
gene associated with avian migratory behaviour, Proc. Roy. Soc. (Lond.)
B 278, 2848-2856.