Welcome to the documentation repository for the MacaqueNet Database!
This README is an overview of the various documents you can find in this repository.
MacaqueNet is a global grassroots network, whose mission is to encourage and facilitate collaboration between macaque researchers. Through cross-species comparative research, we can address questions that single-species studies cannot. As part of this project we are building the FAIR, standardised and collaborative MacaqueNet database, bringing together data owners and users. We always welcome new projects using MacaqueNet data or new data contributions and suggestions.
Below you will find an overview of the documents that can be found in this repository.
The workflow shows an overview of the steps from data contribution to data requests. The workflow folder also contains the emails that are sent out when MacaqueNet data is requested, as well as a template for the format of social behavioral data contributions.
The MacaqueNet database is organised as a relational database. You can find an overview of all the tables that are part of the database, and how they are linked in the relational database overview. The glossary has definitions for each variable in the database.
The terms of use document is designed to guide the use of data hosted at the MacaqueNet database. MacaqueNet data can be requested for academic, research, education, and other non-profit professional purposes. To facilitate data reuse whilst acknowledging data contributors, the document includes a data user agreement and guidelines for attribution.
The MacaqueNet consortium affiliations lists MacaqueNet collaborators with their current affiliations. We do our best to keep the affiliations up to date, but recommend checking affiliations before publishing. The MacaqueNet collaborators map shows where current MacaqueNet collaborators are located, as well as the geographical range of wild macaques.
Have you detected issues in any of our documents? Or do you have any requests for additional data or suggestions? Feel free to share these with us here (create new issue) or by emailing us.