chapter02 | The Analysis of Biological Data (2nd ed.)

Data for Chapter 2 — Displaying data

Here are the data sets used in the examples and problem sets of Chapter 2 of the 2nd edition of The Analysis of Biological Data in .csv (comma-separated) format.

Examples:

Example 2.2A. Deaths from tigers
Gurunga, B., J. L. D. Smith, C. McDougal, J. B. Karkic, A. Barlowa. 2008. Factors associated with human-killing tigers in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Biological Conservation 141: 3069–3078.

Example 2.2B. Desert bird abundance
Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2003. The North American breeding bird survey, results and analysis 1966–2002. Version 2003.1, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Laurel, MD.

Example 2.3A. Bird malaria
Oppliger, A., P. Christe, and H. Richner. 1996. Clutch size and malaria resistance. Nature 381: 565.

Example 2.3B. Guppy father and son comparison
Brooks, R. 2000. Negative genetic correlation between male sexual attractiveness and survival. Nature 406: 67–70.

Example 2.3C. Human hemoglobin and elevation
Beall, C. M., et al. 2002. An Ethiopian pattern of human adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 99: 17215–17218.

Example 2.4A. Measles outbreaks
Jansen, V. A. A., N. Stollenwerk, H. J. Jensen, M. E. Ramsay, W. J. Edmunds, and C. J. Rhodes 2003. Measles outbreaks in a population with declining vaccine uptake. Science 301: 804.

Problems:

Problem 02.05. Fish fry survival
Miller, L. M., T. Close, and A. R. Kapuscinski. 2004. Molecular Ecology 13: 3379–3388.

Problem 2.06: Endangered species
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Number of U.S. listed species per calendar year. Data.

Problem 02.07. Famine and schizophrenia
St. Clair, D., et al. 2005. Journal of the American Medical Association 294: 557–562.

Problem 2.12: Convictions and income
Farrington, D. P. 1994. Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development [Great Britain], 1961-1981. 2nd ICPSR ed. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI. Data.

Problem 02.17. Anemone personality
Briffa, M., and J. Greenaway. 2011. PLoS ONE 6:e21963.

Problem 2.19: Firefly spermatophore mass
inferred from Cratsley, C. K. and S. M. Lewis. 2003. Behavioral Ecology 14: 135-140.

Problem 2.22: Criminal convictions
Farrington, D. P. 1994. Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development [Great Britain], 1961-1981. 2nd ICPSR ed. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI. Data..

Problem 2.26: Neotropical tree photosynthesis
inferred from Wheelwright, N. T. and B. A. Logan. 2004. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 101: 8051-8055.

Problem 02.28. Sneakers and cannibalism
Gray, S. M., L. M. Dill, and J. S. McKinnon. 2007. The American Naturalist 169:258–263.

Problem 02.32. Toxoplasma and accidents
Flegr, J., J. Havlícek, P. Kodym, M. Malý, and Z. Smahel. 2002. BMC Infectious Diseases 2: 11.

Problem 02.33. ADHD and birth month
Morrow, R. L., et al. 2012. Canadian Medical Association Journal 184:755-762.

Problem 02.35. Food intake and lifespan
Mattison, J. A., et al. 2012. Nature 489:318-321

Problem 02.37. Number of hurricanes
Data taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Atlantic_hurricane_season and similar articles for other years.