This repository contains the data and code necessary to reproduce the analysis in the manuscript "Two seconds is all it takes: European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) increase levels of circulating glucocorticoids after witnessing a brief raptor attack" by Jones et al. (2016, Hormones and Behavior 78:72-78).

Authors (affiliation):

• Blake C. Jones (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis)
• Adam D. Smith (Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island)
• Sara E. Bebus (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis)
• Stephan J. Schoech (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis)

To run the analysis:

1. Fork this repository

• all code and data is available in this repository

2. Open R on a computer with internet access
3. Install the devtools and knitr packages, if necessary

• install.packages("devtools")
• install.packages("knitr")

4. Knit the file to produce an html document

• knitr::knit2html('PATH/TO/Analysis_summary.Rmd')

5. Open the resulting html file (Analysis_summary.html) in your favorite browser

• we've included this file if you'd rather download it and open it directly