**Contains**
1. estimates of mean female and male wing length for each population of biparental shorebirds from a specific study site,
2. the locations of the study site, whether the locations had tide, and whether the tide was used by the population for foraging
3. incubation monitoring method
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We recommend **read**ing the **paper METHODS** before using the data.
Questions can be directed to: Martin Bulla (bulla.mar@gmail.com)
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WHEN USING THIS DATA, **PLEASE CITE**:
Bulla et al (2016). Supporting infromation for 'Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds'. Open Science Framework. http://osf.io/wxufm Retrieved: ADD DATETIME.
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Values are separated by comma.
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**Column definition**
1. scinam : scientific name of the species
2. sp : four letter abbreviation of the species's English name
3. study_site : name of the study site
4. site_abbreviation : four letter abbreviation of the study site
5. type : was the study site at the breeding ground (breeding) or not (wintering)
6. lat : latitude of the study site (decimal)
7. lon : longitude of the study site (decimal)
8. tidal_habitat : is the study site at primarily tidal habitat (y=yes, n=no)
9. tidal_used : if the study site is at primarily tidal habitat, do the birds use it for foraging (y=yes, n=no)
10. incubation_monitoring : method used to monitor incubation (for details see the paper's Extended Data Table 4)
11. sexing_method : identifies the method used to sex individuals to estimate the mean female and male wing length
12. pop_wing_f : mean female wing length for the population
13. f_wing_N : sample size used for the female mean estimate
14. pop_wing_m : mean male wing length for the population
15. m_wing_N : sample size used for the male mean estimate
16. data_source : is the mean wing estimate based on the primary data ("our primary data") or literature (citation)
