[Babase] Re: final census day in June 2007

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Tue Feb 19 13:12:51 EST 2008


Yes on all. Thanks. As a general rule, it seems that we have another  
thing that we should check before making this decision: check for  
interactions recorded on those dates (obvious in retrospect! Sorry).
Susan

On Feb 19, 2008, at 1:07 PM, Lacey Maryott wrote:

>
>     Just to keep this documented, after this decision was made by  
> Susan,  I started the 07A update, and found that interactions also  
> occur on the 29th of June for some of the groups in question.  It  
> seems that the team was with Nyayo's, Viola's, Omo's, and Weaver's  
> groups this day.  Some of the groups only have a quick census, for  
> VIO and WEA a C and an M were observed. Omo's had a long list of  
> interactions. So, for this reason, all 4 groups will have census  
> date 06-29-2008.  Tabby will make these changes for Omo's and  
> Weaver's group. VIO and NYA already have census dates on the 29th.
>
> Susan, does this all seem right to you, this is our decision and we  
> should go for it? Or are there more things to consider?
>
> thanks!
> Lacey
>
>
> kfenn wrote:
>>
>>
>> Susan Alberts wrote:
>>> In that case I think it is worth querying the team. Most likely  
>>> they won't recall after so long. However, it is worth asking  
>>> them, to flag it to their attention. If they don't recall, then  
>>> it is probably most conservative to assign the census dates to  
>>> the days that the activity calendars indicate there were censuses.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>>
>>> On 19 Dec 2007, at 11:21, kfenn wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is some evidence of a mix-up.
>>>>
>>>> I have a census for Omo on the 29th but not the 27th.
>>>> Linda's looks fine:  census data for the 27th and 28th.
>>>> I have a census for Weaver on the 29th but not the 28th.
>>>>
>>>> Tabby
>>>>
>>>> Susan Alberts wrote:
>>>>> Hi Tabby,
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually it's not impossible. If the whole team was out there  
>>>>> and darting ended early then they may well have decided to do  
>>>>> this; I don't remember at the moment, but I do know that we  
>>>>> often decided to do extra censuses on early darting days. Are  
>>>>> there censuses for Omo on 27th, Linda on 27th and 28th, and  
>>>>> Weaver on 28th as well as all of them on 29th? Or is there some  
>>>>> evidence that dates got mixed up?
>>>>>
>>>>> Susan
>>>>>
>>>>> On 19 Dec 2007, at 11:04, kfenn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jeanne,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was just checking the last census day for June for all the  
>>>>>> groups because this poses a limit on the cycles I can enter.   
>>>>>> I found something peculiar that I wanted to check with you,  
>>>>>> Susan, and maybe the team.  Weaver, Nyayo, Omo, and Viola all  
>>>>>> have a final census day of  June 29th.  It seems strange (or  
>>>>>> impossible) that a census would have been done for all 4  
>>>>>> groups on this day.
>>>>>> The activity calendars say:
>>>>>> June 27:  Linda, Nya, Omo census
>>>>>> June 28:  Darting - Linda, Weaver census
>>>>>> June 29:  Darting - Nyayo, Viola census
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any insights or suggestions on whether I need to pursue a  
>>>>>> possible correction?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Tabby
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Tabby Fenn
>>>>>> Research Assistant
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
>>>>>> 401 Guyot Hall
>>>>>> Princeton University
>>>>>> Princeton, NJ  08544
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 609 258-6898 (Ph)
>>>>>> 609 258-2712 (Fx)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Tabby Fenn
>>>> Research Assistant
>>>>
>>>> Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
>>>> 401 Guyot Hall
>>>> Princeton University
>>>> Princeton, NJ  08544
>>>>
>>>> 609 258-6898 (Ph)
>>>> 609 258-2712 (Fx)
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
> -- 
> Lacey Maryott
> Alberts Lab
> Department of Biology
> Duke University
> ph: 919-660-7306
> fax: 919-660-7293
> Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu

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Susan Alberts, Dept. Biology, Duke University, Durham NC 27708. Phone  
919-660-7272, Fax 919-660-7293. alberts at duke.edu



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