[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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