tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:36:47 +0000spaceGIShumanstablehistogramBlack/Whitelog axislinesmosquitoescompoundBayesianbarsplantsmaperror barsbirdsdispersionmovementniche-modellingscatter plotnetworksfood webstimeregressionpicture3D2Dcolorspecies richnessevolutionary biologyvideofittingBlack/White/Graydiseasemammalsstatisticsconfidence intervalsamphibiansecologyan indexed collection of inspiring graphshttp://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)Blogger12125Scientificplottinghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-169702887584237772Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:43:00 +00002010-10-11T09:10:14.336-07:00Black/Whitelog axisbars2DPlotting in log-scale is often the only way of displaying a given dataset. Unfortunately, log-scales are more difficult to understand even for trained eyes. Often, it is used the formula "note the log-scale of y-axis" in the figure legend. However, it hardly makes the plot easier to follow for log-adverse people. This plot shows an elegant way to display the untransformed data and, at the same http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2010/10/visualizing-meaning-of-log-scales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-4540088402597147750Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:08:00 +00002010-04-13T01:02:53.761-07:00Black/Whiteecologyevolutionary biologyscatter plot2D The interesting thing about this plot is the reversed x-axis: from left to right "vegetation height" goes from tall to short vegetation. Note the right-hand arrow indicating this unusual x-axis scale. The authors explain that this was done to "...emphasize that islands with low vegetation are more dissimilar from Staniel than are islands with high vegetation.". More generally, this plot http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2010/04/interesting-thing-of-this-plot-is-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-1878925150529437275Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:13:00 +00002009-10-12T05:56:28.183-07:00videomapdiseasecompoundcolorspaceplantsecologytime2DA fantastic way to visualize spatial patterns in time. This can not be done in the printed paper, but it can be introduced as a .gif file in the supplementary material. Figure S1. Movie of historical defoliation caused by the Larch Budmoth, Zeiraphera diniana in the European Alps, 1961-1998. Inset graph shows the proportion of all areas that were defoliated in each year. Defoliation polygons http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/09/video-graph.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-5054095586244949761Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:53:00 +00002009-09-21T10:05:39.896-07:00Black/White/Graylinesplantsecologyconfidence intervalsBayesian2DConfidence intervals are usually displayed as dashed lines around the main line. This often creates a messy graph, particularly when plotting more than one trend. The use of shaded areas shown here is an elegant alternative. This allows combining different information in the same graph (e.g. comparing model predictions with empirical data), and may be specially interesting when small (e.g. inset)http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/09/shaded-confidence-limits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-5172595336182398930Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:42:00 +00002009-09-21T10:07:26.371-07:00Black/Whitemosquitoescompoundbarstable2D A powerful combination when space is a big constraint or when information on a table and a graph needs to be interpreted together. Reference Diabaté et al. (2009) Spatial swarm segregation and reproductive isolation between the molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae. Proc. R. Soc. London B Published online before print September 4, 2009, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1167. (download free pdf) http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/09/table-within-graph.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-8437394773671220202Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:25:00 +00002009-09-19T07:21:16.616-07:00Black/Whitebirdscompoundecologyevolutionary biologypictureerror bars2DA good way of explaining at the same time the meaning of the x-axis, and  how the pattern shown in the graph looks like in the real world. Note that the lower feather width in primary 8 is easily appreciated in the picture. Reference Hingee, M. and Magrath, R.D. 2009 Flights of fear: a mechanical wing whistle sounds the alarm in a flocking bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/09/pictures-within-plots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-2968125175317013924Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:39:00 +00002009-09-19T07:20:35.943-07:00Black/Whitefittingplantsecologyregressionscatter ploterror bars2D Trends in scatter plot clouds could be difficult to appreciate. This is an intelligent way of showing the (mean) trend hidden within the messy cloud of points. The size of the black dots shows the sample size with which the mean was calculated. Note also the clever use of gray to give visual preference to the (more convincing) black dots. Reference Webb, T.J., Gaston, K.J., Hannah, L. and http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/08/trends-in-scatter-plot-clouds-could-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-5089489802265801398Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:24:00 +00002009-09-19T07:17:33.007-07:00statisticsBlack/Whiteerror bars2D This and other interesting figures and tables illustrate an informative paper by Cumming et al. on to use error bars in scientific plotting. Reference: Cumming, G., Fidler, F. and Vaux, D.L. (2007) Error bars in experimental biology. The Journal of Cell Biology, 177: 7–11. (download pdf) (JCB website) http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/08/on-use-of-error-bars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-94532583420110627Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:29:00 +00002009-09-19T07:18:19.914-07:00mapGIScompoundniche-modellingecologyevolutionary biologypictureamphibians2DThis figure is very interesting because it combines in a clear way information about study species, material and methods and results. Reference Kozak HK, Graham CH and Wiens JJ (2008) Integrating GIS-based environmental data into evolutionary biology.Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23 (3): 141-148. (download pdf) (TREE website) http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/08/dyagram-with-photo-and-graph.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (antonio castilla)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-4216007698837015742Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:35:00 +00002009-09-19T07:20:12.859-07:00Black/Whitebirdsmapdiseasemosquitoescompoundhistogramhumansscatter plot2DA clear way of showing plots in its spatial contexts without a waste of space. The light gray of the map precludes the compound graph to become messy. Note also the interesting small shaded histograms inside each panel. Reference LaDeau SL, Kilpatrick AM & Marra PP. (2007) West Nile virus emergence and large-scale declines of North American bird populations. Nature 447:710-713. doi:10.1038/http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/08/panels-in-front-of-map.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-7378345929559301552Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:51:00 +00002009-09-19T07:23:58.117-07:003Dmammalsmovementdispersioncolorspaceecologytime This graph allows the visualization of animal movement in space (x, y) and time (z). Note that, in this way, trajectories of animals returning to same locations (e.g. showing homing behavior) do not overlap because the z axis. Reference Cushman, S. A., Chase, M. and Griffin, C. 2005. Elephants in space and time. Oikos 109: 331-341. (download pdf) (IngentaConnect) http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/08/dispersion-3d-plot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832351000444540057.post-2779884446899297866Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:59:00 +00002009-10-30T00:18:10.157-07:00Black/Whitefittingcompoundhistogramfood webslog axisecologyregressionnetworksspecies richnessscatter plot2DAn interesting way of visualizing the frequency distribution behind the mean  or other aggregated value displayed as a point in a scatter plot. Reference Montoya, J.M & Solé, R.V. (2003) Topological properties of food webs: from real data to community assembly models. Oikos 102: 614–622. (download pdf) (IngentaConnect) http://scientificplotting.blogspot.com/2009/08/histograms-within-scatterplots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Roger Jovani)0