[Babase] Steph's workplan during Susan's absence
Susan Alberts
babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Thu, 20 May 2004 09:39:03 -0400
Steph,
This looks great. Thanks for the clear report on our meeting. Jeanne,
please provide inpuit where you have some.
Susan
>Hi all-
> Susan and I met today to finalize my work plan for the duration of
>Susan's Kenya stay. First priority will go to helping Karl with
>with data conversion and data integrity checks.
>
>Second, I will be working on data sets that are waiting to go
>forward and be incorporated into babase. Below is a summary of
>these data sets:
>
>Data sets in good shape:
>1. Predation data - SLC has copy of Duke Cd, with Tay's final
>compilation of predation data. SLC will need to get a copy of
>Gabriel's data that were entered at Princeton. SLC will contact
>Daphne/JA for this. The Duke set is proofed, presumably Princeton
>too, but need input from JA. Assuming both sets are proofed, the
>files then need to be combined and checked for format issues (both
>between the sets and for eventual update into babase)
>
>2. Male movements - Karen has this info mostly entered. There's
>very little left to enter, but the data set needs major proofing.
>Karen left info with SLC about things that need to be cross-checked,
>etc. It's likely that SLC will have Jasmine help with this proofing
>job.
>
>Data sets that may be in good shape:
>1. Intergroup encounters - SLC will contact JA about the status of
>this data set. Sarah Mathews (Princeton undergrad) began entry, but
>the Duke team doesn't know how far she got.
>
>Entry needed:
>1. Hybridity: SCA has given SLC her 2000 excel spreadsheets and
>documentation for this data set. SLC needs to enter subsequent
>years of data. SLC will also need to consult with Karl about how to
>integrate this set into babase. Current thoughts are that there
>will be a "raw" data table, with all of the individual variables
>that make up the final hybrid score. A final hybrid score could get
>a column in biograph. Final hybrid scores will only be entered into
>biograph for adults or dead juveniles (this is because living
>juveniles are a work in progress, and will get re-scored at various
>time points).
>
>Low Priority data sets:
>1. Paternity genotypes (what to do with Jason's system? His system
>should be fairly easy to integrate into babase; it was set up to be.
>We will need to consult with Karl)
>2. Endocrine data
>
>Unclear status:
>1. Wound/Pathologies - SLC needs to consult with JA for the vision
>for this data set and how much entry has been accomplished.
>
>2. All group ranks: Juvenile ranks that have been done. Need to see
>where these stand. There are ranks that have been determined (some
>males by Mihai in Susan's lab and some females by Jessica Z. in
>Jeanne's lab), but they need to be entered into babase. The
>question is how to enter and clarify the "status" of the ranking,
>i.e. is it simply a juvenile ranking? are there missing data? is it
>a ranking where a juvenile is beginning to integrate into the adult
>rankings?
>
>Other:
>1. Male ranks & consorts - Once Daphne has finished update and
>wants/needs male ranks, SLC can run ranks and do a preliminary run
>through (using SCA's rules). These working ranks that SLC does will
>be forwared to SCA for checking. We didn't discuss anything
>regarding consorts.
>
>2. We didn't discuss what to do with some of the smaller bits, like
>male maturation, male age estimates and male canines. In some ways,
>these are likely to fall under "low priority" right now. BUT, if
>these bits will help with the "ranked by" and "matured by" columns
>that I so desperately want in biograph or babase somewhere then we
>should reconsider.
>
>
>And I thought I wouldn't get to write y'all a long email today!!!
>-steph
>
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