[R-sig-eco] R-sig-ecology (72-19): Plot question

[Martin Weiser]

Hi Claas,

while this may be not the best plot one can imagine, I think it shows
well behaviour of individual spider (results are grouped by spider
identity, I guess). So yes, one could use specific symbol per spider,
but this seems like a usable way how to to cope with the "per-spider"
grouping, isn't it?

Best,
Martin

 Claas Damken píše v Po 24. 03. 2014 v 15:16 +0000:
> Hi Luis,
> whatever R code you will end up using, the example image you attached is a good example of how NOT to display ecological data. There is no ecological meaning for the lines connecting the dots (i.e, there is nothing halfway between an ant and a termite), as the x axis shows categorial classes and not a continous parameter such as time to consume prey or prey size etc...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Claas 
> 
> 
> Claas Damken
> Postdoctoral Fellow
> Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research
> Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410
> Universiti Brunei Darussalam
> Brunei Darussalam
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> Dear R friends,
> 
> I have to produce a plot like the one attached on the file. The idea is to
> plot the time spent for a spider over several different prey, the spiders
> were repreated in the different trials. If any of you knows how to perform
> this plot or have any source which explains how to do it, I would really
> appreciate it.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Plot : http://imgur.com/u1FNmwn
> -------------- next part --------------
> spider  prey    time
> 1       cockroach       136
> 1       ant     128
> 1       termite 115
> 1       fly     145
> 1       isopod  115
> 2       cockroach       187
> 2       ant     142
> 2       termite 114
> 2       fly     115
> 2       isopod  123
> 3       cockroach       111
> 3       ant     121
> 3       termite 113
> 3       fly     115
> 3       isopod  117
> 4       cockroach       142
> 4       ant     132
> 4       termite 156
> 4       fly     142
> 4       isopod  113
> 5       cockroach       115
> 5       ant     121
> 5       termite 217
> 5       fly     213
> 5       isopod  112
> 
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