Package 'palmerpenguins'

Title: Palmer Archipelago (Antarctica) Penguin Data
Description: Size measurements, clutch observations, and blood isotope ratios for adult foraging Adélie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo penguins observed on islands in the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, Antarctica. Data were collected and made available by Dr. Kristen Gorman and the Palmer Station Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program.
Authors: Allison Horst [aut, cre] , Alison Hill [aut] , Kristen Gorman [aut]
Maintainer: Allison Horst <[email protected]>
License: CC0
Version: 0.1.1
Built: 2024-09-02 05:09:47 UTC
Source: https://github.com/allisonhorst/palmerpenguins

Help Index


Get file path to penguins.csv and penguins_raw.csv files

Description

palmerpenguins comes bundled with two csv files in its inst/extdata directory. This function make them easy to access.

Usage

path_to_file(path = NULL)

Arguments

path

Name of file in quotes with extension; "penguins.csv" and "penguins_raw.csv" will work. If NULL, the example files will be listed.

Details

The data in each file is the same as penguins and penguins_raw, but without the variable types.

Source

This function is adapted from readxl::readxl_example().

Examples

path_to_file()
path_to_file("penguins_raw.csv")
head(read.csv(path_to_file("penguins.csv")))

Size measurements for adult foraging penguins near Palmer Station, Antarctica

Description

Includes measurements for penguin species, island in Palmer Archipelago, size (flipper length, body mass, bill dimensions), and sex. This is a subset of penguins_raw.

Usage

penguins

Format

A tibble with 344 rows and 8 variables:

species

a factor denoting penguin species (Adélie, Chinstrap and Gentoo)

island

a factor denoting island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica (Biscoe, Dream or Torgersen)

bill_length_mm

a number denoting bill length (millimeters)

bill_depth_mm

a number denoting bill depth (millimeters)

flipper_length_mm

an integer denoting flipper length (millimeters)

body_mass_g

an integer denoting body mass (grams)

sex

a factor denoting penguin sex (female, male)

year

an integer denoting the study year (2007, 2008, or 2009)

Source

Adélie penguins: Palmer Station Antarctica LTER and K. Gorman. 2020. Structural size measurements and isotopic signatures of foraging among adult male and female Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) nesting along the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, 2007-2009 ver 5. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:10.6073/pasta/98b16d7d563f265cb52372c8ca99e60f

Gentoo penguins: Palmer Station Antarctica LTER and K. Gorman. 2020. Structural size measurements and isotopic signatures of foraging among adult male and female Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) nesting along the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, 2007-2009 ver 5. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:10.6073/pasta/7fca67fb28d56ee2ffa3d9370ebda689

Chinstrap penguins: Palmer Station Antarctica LTER and K. Gorman. 2020. Structural size measurements and isotopic signatures of foraging among adult male and female Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) nesting along the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, 2007-2009 ver 6. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:10.6073/pasta/c14dfcfada8ea13a17536e73eb6fbe9e

Originally published in: Gorman KB, Williams TD, Fraser WR (2014) Ecological Sexual Dimorphism and Environmental Variability within a Community of Antarctic Penguins (Genus Pygoscelis). PLoS ONE 9(3): e90081. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090081


Penguin size, clutch, and blood isotope data for foraging adults near Palmer Station, Antarctica

Description

Includes nesting observations, penguin size data, and isotope measurements from blood samples for adult Adélie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo penguins.

Usage

penguins_raw

Format

A tibble with 344 rows and 17 variables:

studyName

Sampling expedition from which data were collected, generated, etc.

Sample Number

an integer denoting the continuous numbering sequence for each sample

Species

a character string denoting the penguin species

Region

a character string denoting the region of Palmer LTER sampling grid

Island

a character string denoting the island near Palmer Station where samples were collected

Stage

a character string denoting reproductive stage at sampling

Individual ID

a character string denoting the unique ID for each individual in dataset

Clutch Completion

a character string denoting if the study nest observed with a full clutch, i.e., 2 eggs

Date Egg

a date denoting the date study nest observed with 1 egg (sampled)

Culmen Length

a number denoting the length of the dorsal ridge of a bird's bill (millimeters)

Culmen Depth

a number denoting the depth of the dorsal ridge of a bird's bill (millimeters)

Flipper Length

an integer denoting the length penguin flipper (millimeters)

Body Mass

an integer denoting the penguin body mass (grams)

Sex

a character string denoting the sex of an animal

Delta 15 N

a number denoting the measure of the ratio of stable isotopes 15N:14N

Delta 13 C

a number denoting the measure of the ratio of stable isotopes 13C:12C

Comments

a character string with text providing additional relevant information for data

Source

Adélie penguins: Palmer Station Antarctica LTER and K. Gorman. 2020. Structural size measurements and isotopic signatures of foraging among adult male and female Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) nesting along the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, 2007-2009 ver 5. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:10.6073/pasta/98b16d7d563f265cb52372c8ca99e60f

Gentoo penguins: Palmer Station Antarctica LTER and K. Gorman. 2020. Structural size measurements and isotopic signatures of foraging among adult male and female Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) nesting along the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, 2007-2009 ver 5. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:10.6073/pasta/7fca67fb28d56ee2ffa3d9370ebda689

Chinstrap penguins: Palmer Station Antarctica LTER and K. Gorman. 2020. Structural size measurements and isotopic signatures of foraging among adult male and female Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) nesting along the Palmer Archipelago near Palmer Station, 2007-2009 ver 6. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:10.6073/pasta/c14dfcfada8ea13a17536e73eb6fbe9e

Originally published in: Gorman KB, Williams TD, Fraser WR (2014) Ecological Sexual Dimorphism and Environmental Variability within a Community of Antarctic Penguins (Genus Pygoscelis). PLoS ONE 9(3): e90081. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090081