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A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts
Published on: February 5, 2014
Phylogenetic supertree and functional trait database for all extant parrots
Kevin R Burgio1,2, Katie E Davis3, Lindsay M Dreiss4
1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Abstract:
We present a complete dataset from the literature on functional traits including morphological measurements, dietary information, foraging strategy, and foraging location for all 398 extant species of parrots. The morphological measurements include: mass, total length, wing chord, culmen length, tarsus length, and tail length. The diet data describe whether each species is known to consume particular food items (e.g. nectar, berries, and carrion), foraging strategy data describes how each species captures or accesses food, and foraging location data describe the habitat from which each species finds food (e.g. ground, canopy, and subcanopy). We also present a time-calibrated phylogenetic supertree that contains all 398 extant species as well as 15 extinct species (413 total species). These data are hosted on the Figshare data depository (https://figshare.com/s/6cdf8cf00793deab7ba6).
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