data_Jornada_262008_ecotone_rodent_1st_capture

CSV data file for the Jornada dataset: Ecotone Rodent Trapping 1st Capture

Date Range: 

Tuesday, July 13, 2004 to Friday, October 24, 2014

File upload: 

File Jornada_262008_ecotone_rodent_1st_capture_data.csv (181.13 KB)
Variables
Year
  • Label: Year
  • Definition: Year that trapping occurred
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
Date
  • Label: Date
  • Definition: Date of trapping (MM/DD/YYYY)
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
Night
  • Label: Night
  • Definition: The nights that that the traps were open (1;2;3;4)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Site
  • Label: Site
  • Definition: Pasture in which the trapping took place (3;9;12)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Habitat
  • Label: Habitat
  • Definition: Habitat classification for the study
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • G = Grassland
    • E = Ecotone (Middle)
    • S = Mesquite Shrub
  • Missing values: None specified
Station
  • Label: Station
  • Definition: Identifies row and column of trap location (A1-A16; B1-B16…F1-F16)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Tag
  • Label: Tag
  • Definition: Number on ear tag or number on belly (BL=blue (1st night); BK=black (2nd night); R=Red (3rd night))
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • BL = blue (1st night)
    • BK = black (2nd night)
    • R = red (3rd night)
  • Missing values: None specified
Species
  • Label: Species
  • Definition: 4-letter code that identify each rodent species (Note: PEFL and PGFL are the same species)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Sex
  • Label: Sex
  • Definition: Gender of animals (M=male; F=female; U=Unknown)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • M = male
    • F = female
    • U = Unknown
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing value
Rep
  • Label: Reproductive Status
  • Definition: Reproductive status (N=not reproductive; R=reproductive)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • N = not reproductive
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing value
Status
  • Label: Status
  • Definition: Status (A=Adult; J=Juvenile; L=Lactating(when nipples are swollen and red); P=pregnant; PS=Post-scrotal; S=Scrotal; V=vaginal(when vaginal plug is present))
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • A = Adult
    • J = Juvenile
    • P = pregnant
    • PS = Post-scrotal
    • S = Scrotal
    • V = vaginal(when vaginal plug is present)
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing value
Weight
  • Label: Weight
  • Definition: Weight (grams) of individual rodents
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values:
    • NULL = NULL (no quotes) indicates missing value
Comment
  • Label: Comment
  • Definition: Comment
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data file details

Header lines: 

40

Footer lines: 

0

Orientation: 

Column

Quote character: 

"

Field delimiter: 

,

Record delimiter: 

\r\n

Related sites: 

Jornada LTER