Bumpus house sparrow survival data

Morphological measurements and overwinter survival of house sparrows (Passer domesticus) collected by Hermon Bumpus in 1898 after a severe winter storm in Providence, Rhode Island.

Usage

bumpus

Format

A data frame with 136 rows and 11 variables:

sex

Sex of the bird (male or female).

survival

Survival indicator: 1 if the bird survived, 0 otherwise.

total_length

Total length (mm).

wingspread

Alar extent / wingspread (mm).

weight

Body weight (g).

head_length

Length of head and beak (mm).

humerus

Length of humerus (in).

femur

Length of femur (in).

tibiotarsus

Length of tibiotarsus (in).

skull_width

Width of skull (in).

sternum

Length of sternum / keel (in).

Source

Bumpus, H. C. (1899). The elimination of the unfit as illustrated by the introduced sparrow, Passer domesticus. Biological Lectures, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, 209-226.