Ecomorphological Convergence

This data set gives ecomorphological informations about 129 bird species.

Usage

data(ecomor)

Format

ecomor is a list of 7 components.

forsub: is a data frame with 129 species, 6 variables (the feeding place classes): foliage, ground , twig , bush, trunk and aerial feeders. These dummy variables indicate the use (1) or no use (0) of a given feeding place by a species.
diet: is a data frame with 129 species and 8 variables (diet types): Gr (granivorous: seeds), Fr (frugivorous: berries, acorns, drupes), Ne (frugivorous: nectar), Fo (folivorous: leaves), In (invertebrate feeder: insects, spiders, myriapods, isopods, snails, worms), Ca (carnivorous: flesh of small vertebrates), Li (limnivorous: invertebrates in fresh water), and Ch (carrion feeder). These dummy variables indicate the use (1) or no use (0) of a given diet type by a species.
habitat: is a data frame with 129 species, 16 dummy variables (the habitats). These variables indicate the species presence (1) or the species absence (0) in a given habitat.
morpho: is a data frame with 129 species abd 8 morphological variables: wingl (Wing length, mm), taill (Tail length, mm), culml (Culmen length, mm), bilh (Bill height, mm), bilw (Bill width, mm), tarsl (Tarsus length, mm), midtl (Middle toe length, mm) and weig (Weight, g).
taxo: is a data frame with 129 species and 3 factors: Genus, Family and Order. It is a data frame of class 'taxo': the variables are factors giving nested classifications.
labels: is a data frame with vectors of the names of species (complete and in abbreviated form.
categ: is a data frame with 129 species, 2 factors : 'forsub' summarizing the feeding place and 'diet' the diet type.

Source

Blondel, J., Vuilleumier, F., Marcus, L.F., and Terouanne, E. (1984). Is there ecomorphological convergence among mediterranean bird communities of Chile, California, and France. In Evolutionary Biology (eds M.K. Hecht, B. Wallace and R.J. MacIntyre), 141–213, 18. Plenum Press, New York.

References

See a data description at http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/R/pdf/pps023.pdf (in French).

Examples

data(ecomor)
ric <- apply(ecomor$habitat, 2, sum)
s.corcircle(dudi.pca(log(ecomor$morpho), scan = FALSE)$co)


forsub <- data.frame(t(apply(ecomor$forsub, 1, function (x) x / sum(x))))
pca1 <- dudi.pca(forsub, scan = FALSE, scale = FALSE)
w1 <- as.matrix(forsub) %*% as.matrix(pca1$c1)
if(adegraphicsLoaded()) {
  g1 <- s.arrow(pca1$c1, plot = FALSE)
  g2 <- s.label(w1, plab.cex = 0, ppoi.cex = 2, plot = FALSE)
  G1 <- superpose(g1, g2, plot = TRUE)
} else {
  s.arrow(pca1$c1)
  s.label(w1, clab = 0, add.p = TRUE, cpoi = 2)
}


diet <- data.frame(t(apply(ecomor$diet, 1, function (x) x / sum(x))))
pca2 <- dudi.pca(diet, scan = FALSE, scale = FALSE)
w2 <- as.matrix(diet) %*% as.matrix(pca2$c1)
if(adegraphicsLoaded()) {
  g3 <- s.arrow(pca2$c1, plot = FALSE)
  g4 <- s.label(w2, plab.cex = 0, ppoi.cex = 2, plot = FALSE)
  G2 <- superpose(g3, g4, plot = TRUE)
} else {
  s.arrow(pca2$c1)
  s.label(w2, clab = 0, add.p = TRUE, cpoi = 2)
}



if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
dmorpho <- dist.quant(log(ecomor$morpho), 3)
dhabitat <- dist.binary(ecomor$habitat, 1)
dtaxo <- dist.taxo(ecomor$taxo)

mantel.randtest(dmorpho, dhabitat)
RV.rtest(pcoscaled(dmorpho), pcoscaled(dhabitat), 999)
procuste.randtest(pcoscaled(dmorpho), pcoscaled(dhabitat))

ecophy <- taxo2phylog(ecomor$taxo, add.tools=TRUE)
table.phylog(ecomor$habitat, ecophy, clabel.n = 0.5, f = 0.6,
     clabel.c = 0.75, clabel.r = 0.5, csi = 0.75, cleg = 0)
plot(ecophy, clabel.n = 0.75, clabel.l = 0.75,
     labels.l = ecomor$labels[,"latin"])
mantel.randtest(dmorpho, dtaxo)
mantel.randtest(dhabitat, dtaxo)
} # }