Data and code associated with paper: "Why are ornithological studies so focused on the breeding stage? A test of hypotheses"

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Authors: Erin Stewart, Courtney J. Conway
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Abstract

This dataset contains information from field-based studies published in the journal Ornithology from 1960-2024. Information collected includes annual cycle stages examined, regions of study, migratory strategies of focal species, fields of study, and author affiliation for each paper. The R script contains code to organize data, analyze why the breeding stage is overrepresented as well as general trends in study attributes over time, and generate figures.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Avian ecology and behavior Animal Behavior and Reproduction scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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Figshare
Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Dataset