lme4 (version 1.1-7)

grouseticks: Data on red grouse ticks from Elston et al. 2001

Description

Number of ticks on the heads of red grouse chicks sampled in the field (grouseticks) and an aggregated version (grouseticks_agg); see original source for more details

Usage

data(grouseticks)

source

Robert Moss, via David Elston

Details

grouseticks_agg is just a brood-level aggregation of the data

References

Elston, D. A., R. Moss, T. Boulinier, C. Arrowsmith, and X. Lambin. 2001. "Analysis of Aggregation, a Worked Example: Numbers of Ticks on Red Grouse Chicks." Parasitology 122 (05): 563-569. doi:10.1017/S0031182001007740. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=82701.

Examples

data(grouseticks)
## Figure 1a from Elston et al
par(las=1,bty="l")
tvec <- c(0,1,2,5,20,40,80)
pvec <- c(4,1,3)
with(grouseticks_agg,plot(1+meanTICKS~HEIGHT,
                  pch=pvec[factor(YEAR)],
                  log="y",axes=FALSE,
                  xlab="Altitude (m)",
                  ylab="Brood mean ticks"))
axis(side=1)
axis(side=2,at=tvec+1,label=tvec)
box()
abline(v=405,lty=2)
## Figure 1b
with(grouseticks_agg,plot(varTICKS~meanTICKS,
                  pch=4,
                  xlab="Brood mean ticks",
                  ylab="Within-brood variance"))
curve(1*x,from=0,to=70,add=TRUE)
## Model fitting
form <- TICKS~YEAR+HEIGHT+(1|BROOD)+(1|INDEX)+(1|LOCATION)
(full_mod1  <- glmer(form, family="poisson",data=grouseticks))