#Description of Variables in the dataset

## individual basic vars
#"xind" - code#1 given to individual     
#"id" - code#2 given to individual             
#"eventid" - code given to the capture session of an individual bird     
#"year" - year of sampling        
#"sampdate" - Date of sampling     
#"capttime" - Time of capture    
#"samptime" - Time of sampling    
#"sexSA" - Sex of the individual (m/f)        
#"juldate" - vector created based on sampdate. juldate day1 corresponds to July 1st (the assumed beggining of a breeding season)      
#"location" - where the individual was captured 
#"season2"  - breeding or non-breeding season

##reflectance vars
#"patch" - patch where reflectance was measured (always breast in this dataset)        
#"hue_e" - average hue value from 3 scans      
#"hue_cv" - coeficient of variation associated with the 3 hue scans      

##biometric vars
#"tarsSA" -  tarsus size (mm)      
#"massSA" - mass (g)      
#"ltestlSA" - length of left testicle (mm)    
#"ResCond" - body condition calculated as the residuals from a linear regression of square root transformed body mass (g) on square root transformed tarsus length (mm)     
#"cyp.all.refs" - normalized CYP2J19 expression against 3 housekeeping genes
#"CarPlum" - carotenoid deposition stage (CARD/PostCARD)


##hormone vars
#"MA.provnr" - sample identifier #1   
#"r" - sample identifier #2           
#"no." - sample identifier #3          
#"E2..pmol.L." - estradiol concentration (pmol/L)
#"E1..pmol.L." - estrone concentration (pmol/L)
#"T..nmol.L." - testosterone concentration (nmol/L) 
#"DHT..pmol.L." - dihydrotestosterone  concentration (pmol/L)
#"A4..nmol.L." - androstenedione  concentration (nmol/L)  
