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AVONET : morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. / Tobias, Joseph A.; Sheard, Catherine; Pigot, Alex L.; Devenish, Adam J. M.; Yang, Jingyi; Sayol, Ferran; Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C.; Alioravainen, Nico; Weeks, Thomas L.; Barber, Robert A.; Walkden, Patrick A.; MacGregor, Hannah E. A.; Jones, Samuel E. I.; Vincent, Claire; Phillips, Anna G.; Marples, Nicola M.; Montaño-Centellas, Flavia A.; Leandro-Silva, Victor; Claramunt, Santiago; Darski, Bianca; Freeman, Benjamin G.; Bregman, Tom P.; Cooney, Christopher R.; Hughes, Emma C.; Capp, Elliot J. R.; Varley, Zoë K.; Friedman, Nicholas R.; Korntheuer, Heiko; Corrales-Vargas, Andrea; Trisos, Christopher H.; Weeks, Brian C.; Hanz, Dagmar M.; Töpfer, Till; Bravo, Gustavo A.; Remeš, Vladimír; Nowak, Larissa; Carneiro, Lincoln S.; Moncada R., Amilkar J.; Matysioková, Beata; Baldassarre, Daniel T.; Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra; Wolfe, Jared D.; Chapman, Philip M.; Daly, Benjamin G.; Sorensen, Marjorie C.; Neu, Alexander; Ford, Michael A.; Mayhew, Rebekah J.; Fabio Silveira, Luis; Kelly, David J.; Annorbah, Nathaniel N. D.; Pollock, Henry S.; Grabowska-Zhang, Ada M.; McEntee, Jay P.; Carlos T. Gonzalez, Juan; Meneses, Camila G.; Muñoz, Marcia C.; Powell, Luke L.; Jamie, Gabriel A.; Matthews, Thomas J.; Johnson, Oscar; Brito, Guilherme R. R.; Zyskowski, Kristof; Crates, Ross; Harvey, Michael G.; Jurado Zevallos, Maura; Hosner, Peter A.; Bradfer-Lawrence, Tom; Maley, James M.; Stiles, F. Gary; Lima, Hevana S.; Provost, Kaiya L.; Chibesa, Moses; Mashao, Mmatjie; Howard, Jeffrey T.; Mlamba, Edson; Chua, Marcus A. H.; Li, Bicheng; Gómez, M. Isabel; García, Natalia C.; Päckert, Martin; Fuchs, Jérôme; Ali, Jarome R.; Derryberry, Elizabeth P.; Carlson, Monica L.; Urriza, Rolly C.; Brzeski, Kristin E.; Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.; Rayner, Matt J.; Miller, Eliot T.; Bowie, Rauri C. K.; Lafontaine, René Marie; Scofield, R. Paul; Lou, Yingqiang; Somarathna, Lankani; Lepage, Denis; Illif, Marshall; Neuschulz, Eike Lena; Templin, Mathias; Dehling, D. Matthias; Cooper, Jacob C.; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Analuddin, Kangkuso; Fjeldså, Jon; Seddon, Nathalie; Sweet, Paul R.; DeClerck, Fabrice A. J.; Naka, Luciano N.; Brawn, Jeffrey D.; Aleixo, Alexandre; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin; Rahbek, Carsten; Fritz, Susanne A.; Thomas, Gavin H.; Schleuning, Matthias.

In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2022, p. 581-597.

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Tobias, JA, Sheard, C, Pigot, AL, Devenish, AJM, Yang, J, Sayol, F, Neate-Clegg, MHC, Alioravainen, N, Weeks, TL, Barber, RA, Walkden, PA, MacGregor, HEA, Jones, SEI, Vincent, C, Phillips, AG, Marples, NM, Montaño-Centellas, FA, Leandro-Silva, V, Claramunt, S, Darski, B, Freeman, BG, Bregman, TP, Cooney, CR, Hughes, EC, Capp, EJR, Varley, ZK, Friedman, NR, Korntheuer, H, Corrales-Vargas, A, Trisos, CH, Weeks, BC, Hanz, DM, Töpfer, T, Bravo, GA, Remeš, V, Nowak, L, Carneiro, LS, Moncada R., AJ, Matysioková, B, Baldassarre, DT, Martínez-Salinas, A, Wolfe, JD, Chapman, PM, Daly, BG, Sorensen, MC, Neu, A, Ford, MA, Mayhew, RJ, Fabio Silveira, L, Kelly, DJ, Annorbah, NND, Pollock, HS, Grabowska-Zhang, AM, McEntee, JP, Carlos T. Gonzalez, J, Meneses, CG, Muñoz, MC, Powell, LL, Jamie, GA, Matthews, TJ, Johnson, O, Brito, GRR, Zyskowski, K, Crates, R, Harvey, MG, Jurado Zevallos, M, Hosner, PA, Bradfer-Lawrence, T, Maley, JM, Stiles, FG, Lima, HS, Provost, KL, Chibesa, M, Mashao, M, Howard, JT, Mlamba, E, Chua, MAH, Li, B, Gómez, MI, García, NC, Päckert, M, Fuchs, J, Ali, JR, Derryberry, EP, Carlson, ML, Urriza, RC, Brzeski, KE, Prawiradilaga, DM, Rayner, MJ, Miller, ET, Bowie, RCK, Lafontaine, RM, Scofield, RP, Lou, Y, Somarathna, L, Lepage, D, Illif, M, Neuschulz, EL, Templin, M, Dehling, DM, Cooper, JC, Pauwels, OSG, Analuddin, K, Fjeldså, J, Seddon, N, Sweet, PR, DeClerck, FAJ, Naka, LN, Brawn, JD, Aleixo, A, Böhning-Gaese, K, Rahbek, C, Fritz, SA, Thomas, GH & Schleuning, M 2022, 'AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds', Ecology Letters, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 581-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898

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Tobias, J. A., Sheard, C., Pigot, A. L., Devenish, A. J. M., Yang, J., Sayol, F., Neate-Clegg, M. H. C., Alioravainen, N., Weeks, T. L., Barber, R. A., Walkden, P. A., MacGregor, H. E. A., Jones, S. E. I., Vincent, C., Phillips, A. G., Marples, N. M., Montaño-Centellas, F. A., Leandro-Silva, V., Claramunt, S., ... Schleuning, M. (2022). AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters, 25(3), 581-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898

Vancouver

Tobias JA, Sheard C, Pigot AL, Devenish AJM, Yang J, Sayol F et al. AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters. 2022;25(3):581-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898

Author

Tobias, Joseph A. ; Sheard, Catherine ; Pigot, Alex L. ; Devenish, Adam J. M. ; Yang, Jingyi ; Sayol, Ferran ; Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C. ; Alioravainen, Nico ; Weeks, Thomas L. ; Barber, Robert A. ; Walkden, Patrick A. ; MacGregor, Hannah E. A. ; Jones, Samuel E. I. ; Vincent, Claire ; Phillips, Anna G. ; Marples, Nicola M. ; Montaño-Centellas, Flavia A. ; Leandro-Silva, Victor ; Claramunt, Santiago ; Darski, Bianca ; Freeman, Benjamin G. ; Bregman, Tom P. ; Cooney, Christopher R. ; Hughes, Emma C. ; Capp, Elliot J. R. ; Varley, Zoë K. ; Friedman, Nicholas R. ; Korntheuer, Heiko ; Corrales-Vargas, Andrea ; Trisos, Christopher H. ; Weeks, Brian C. ; Hanz, Dagmar M. ; Töpfer, Till ; Bravo, Gustavo A. ; Remeš, Vladimír ; Nowak, Larissa ; Carneiro, Lincoln S. ; Moncada R., Amilkar J. ; Matysioková, Beata ; Baldassarre, Daniel T. ; Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra ; Wolfe, Jared D. ; Chapman, Philip M. ; Daly, Benjamin G. ; Sorensen, Marjorie C. ; Neu, Alexander ; Ford, Michael A. ; Mayhew, Rebekah J. ; Fabio Silveira, Luis ; Kelly, David J. ; Annorbah, Nathaniel N. D. ; Pollock, Henry S. ; Grabowska-Zhang, Ada M. ; McEntee, Jay P. ; Carlos T. Gonzalez, Juan ; Meneses, Camila G. ; Muñoz, Marcia C. ; Powell, Luke L. ; Jamie, Gabriel A. ; Matthews, Thomas J. ; Johnson, Oscar ; Brito, Guilherme R. R. ; Zyskowski, Kristof ; Crates, Ross ; Harvey, Michael G. ; Jurado Zevallos, Maura ; Hosner, Peter A. ; Bradfer-Lawrence, Tom ; Maley, James M. ; Stiles, F. Gary ; Lima, Hevana S. ; Provost, Kaiya L. ; Chibesa, Moses ; Mashao, Mmatjie ; Howard, Jeffrey T. ; Mlamba, Edson ; Chua, Marcus A. H. ; Li, Bicheng ; Gómez, M. Isabel ; García, Natalia C. ; Päckert, Martin ; Fuchs, Jérôme ; Ali, Jarome R. ; Derryberry, Elizabeth P. ; Carlson, Monica L. ; Urriza, Rolly C. ; Brzeski, Kristin E. ; Prawiradilaga, Dewi M. ; Rayner, Matt J. ; Miller, Eliot T. ; Bowie, Rauri C. K. ; Lafontaine, René Marie ; Scofield, R. Paul ; Lou, Yingqiang ; Somarathna, Lankani ; Lepage, Denis ; Illif, Marshall ; Neuschulz, Eike Lena ; Templin, Mathias ; Dehling, D. Matthias ; Cooper, Jacob C. ; Pauwels, Olivier S. G. ; Analuddin, Kangkuso ; Fjeldså, Jon ; Seddon, Nathalie ; Sweet, Paul R. ; DeClerck, Fabrice A. J. ; Naka, Luciano N. ; Brawn, Jeffrey D. ; Aleixo, Alexandre ; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin ; Rahbek, Carsten ; Fritz, Susanne A. ; Thomas, Gavin H. ; Schleuning, Matthias. / AVONET : morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. In: Ecology Letters. 2022 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 581-597.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models of global change can only be fully realised when species-level information is complete. Here we present the AVONET dataset containing comprehensive functional trait data for all birds, including six ecological variables, 11 continuous morphological traits, and information on range size and location. Raw morphological measurements are presented from 90,020 individuals of 11,009 extant bird species sampled from 181 countries. These data are also summarised as species averages in three taxonomic formats, allowing integration with a global phylogeny, geographical range maps, IUCN Red List data and the eBird citizen science database. The AVONET dataset provides the most detailed picture of continuous trait variation for any major radiation of organisms, offering a global template for testing hypotheses and exploring the evolutionary origins, structure and functioning of biodiversity.",
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TY - JOUR

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T2 - morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds

AU - Tobias, Joseph A.

AU - Sheard, Catherine

AU - Pigot, Alex L.

AU - Devenish, Adam J. M.

AU - Yang, Jingyi

AU - Sayol, Ferran

AU - Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C.

AU - Alioravainen, Nico

AU - Weeks, Thomas L.

AU - Barber, Robert A.

AU - Walkden, Patrick A.

AU - MacGregor, Hannah E. A.

AU - Jones, Samuel E. I.

AU - Vincent, Claire

AU - Phillips, Anna G.

AU - Marples, Nicola M.

AU - Montaño-Centellas, Flavia A.

AU - Leandro-Silva, Victor

AU - Claramunt, Santiago

AU - Darski, Bianca

AU - Freeman, Benjamin G.

AU - Bregman, Tom P.

AU - Cooney, Christopher R.

AU - Hughes, Emma C.

AU - Capp, Elliot J. R.

AU - Varley, Zoë K.

AU - Friedman, Nicholas R.

AU - Korntheuer, Heiko

AU - Corrales-Vargas, Andrea

AU - Trisos, Christopher H.

AU - Weeks, Brian C.

AU - Hanz, Dagmar M.

AU - Töpfer, Till

AU - Bravo, Gustavo A.

AU - Remeš, Vladimír

AU - Nowak, Larissa

AU - Carneiro, Lincoln S.

AU - Moncada R., Amilkar J.

AU - Matysioková, Beata

AU - Baldassarre, Daniel T.

AU - Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra

AU - Wolfe, Jared D.

AU - Chapman, Philip M.

AU - Daly, Benjamin G.

AU - Sorensen, Marjorie C.

AU - Neu, Alexander

AU - Ford, Michael A.

AU - Mayhew, Rebekah J.

AU - Fabio Silveira, Luis

AU - Kelly, David J.

AU - Annorbah, Nathaniel N. D.

AU - Pollock, Henry S.

AU - Grabowska-Zhang, Ada M.

AU - McEntee, Jay P.

AU - Carlos T. Gonzalez, Juan

AU - Meneses, Camila G.

AU - Muñoz, Marcia C.

AU - Powell, Luke L.

AU - Jamie, Gabriel A.

AU - Matthews, Thomas J.

AU - Johnson, Oscar

AU - Brito, Guilherme R. R.

AU - Zyskowski, Kristof

AU - Crates, Ross

AU - Harvey, Michael G.

AU - Jurado Zevallos, Maura

AU - Hosner, Peter A.

AU - Bradfer-Lawrence, Tom

AU - Maley, James M.

AU - Stiles, F. Gary

AU - Lima, Hevana S.

AU - Provost, Kaiya L.

AU - Chibesa, Moses

AU - Mashao, Mmatjie

AU - Howard, Jeffrey T.

AU - Mlamba, Edson

AU - Chua, Marcus A. H.

AU - Li, Bicheng

AU - Gómez, M. Isabel

AU - García, Natalia C.

AU - Päckert, Martin

AU - Fuchs, Jérôme

AU - Ali, Jarome R.

AU - Derryberry, Elizabeth P.

AU - Carlson, Monica L.

AU - Urriza, Rolly C.

AU - Brzeski, Kristin E.

AU - Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.

AU - Rayner, Matt J.

AU - Miller, Eliot T.

AU - Bowie, Rauri C. K.

AU - Lafontaine, René Marie

AU - Scofield, R. Paul

AU - Lou, Yingqiang

AU - Somarathna, Lankani

AU - Lepage, Denis

AU - Illif, Marshall

AU - Neuschulz, Eike Lena

AU - Templin, Mathias

AU - Dehling, D. Matthias

AU - Cooper, Jacob C.

AU - Pauwels, Olivier S. G.

AU - Analuddin, Kangkuso

AU - Fjeldså, Jon

AU - Seddon, Nathalie

AU - Sweet, Paul R.

AU - DeClerck, Fabrice A. J.

AU - Naka, Luciano N.

AU - Brawn, Jeffrey D.

AU - Aleixo, Alexandre

AU - Böhning-Gaese, Katrin

AU - Rahbek, Carsten

AU - Fritz, Susanne A.

AU - Thomas, Gavin H.

AU - Schleuning, Matthias

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models of global change can only be fully realised when species-level information is complete. Here we present the AVONET dataset containing comprehensive functional trait data for all birds, including six ecological variables, 11 continuous morphological traits, and information on range size and location. Raw morphological measurements are presented from 90,020 individuals of 11,009 extant bird species sampled from 181 countries. These data are also summarised as species averages in three taxonomic formats, allowing integration with a global phylogeny, geographical range maps, IUCN Red List data and the eBird citizen science database. The AVONET dataset provides the most detailed picture of continuous trait variation for any major radiation of organisms, offering a global template for testing hypotheses and exploring the evolutionary origins, structure and functioning of biodiversity.

AB - Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models of global change can only be fully realised when species-level information is complete. Here we present the AVONET dataset containing comprehensive functional trait data for all birds, including six ecological variables, 11 continuous morphological traits, and information on range size and location. Raw morphological measurements are presented from 90,020 individuals of 11,009 extant bird species sampled from 181 countries. These data are also summarised as species averages in three taxonomic formats, allowing integration with a global phylogeny, geographical range maps, IUCN Red List data and the eBird citizen science database. The AVONET dataset provides the most detailed picture of continuous trait variation for any major radiation of organisms, offering a global template for testing hypotheses and exploring the evolutionary origins, structure and functioning of biodiversity.

KW - avian traits

KW - continuous variables

KW - data integration

KW - ecomorphology

KW - functional diversity

KW - macroecology

KW - macroevolution

KW - trait-based ecology

U2 - 10.1111/ele.13898

DO - 10.1111/ele.13898

M3 - Letter

C2 - 35199922

AN - SCOPUS:85122971901

VL - 25

SP - 581

EP - 597

JO - Ecology Letters

JF - Ecology Letters

SN - 1461-023X

IS - 3

ER -

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