DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29401010
title: Raw Data for Fig. 2-5, Fig. S2 and Fig. S4 and R code of Moore Modified Rayleigh Test (MMRT) in the manuscript Australian Bogong moths Employ a Light-Dependent Magnetic Compass for Nocturnal Long-Distance Migration by Chen et al. 2025.

description: The four Excel files respectively show the raw data underpinning Figures 2-5 and Figures S2, S4 of the following manuscript:Chen, H., Rosberg, L., Dreyer, D., Leberecht, B., Mouritsen, H., Warrant, E.J. (2025). Australian Bogong moths Employ a Light-Dependent Magnetic Compass for Nocturnal Long-Distance Migration.The Excel files corresponding to Figures 2-5, S2 and S4 contain raw data used to generate the circular plots presented in these figures. The data detail the mean directions, r-values, standard deviations, and p-values of individual Bogong moths tested in a flight arena under various experimental conditions.<b>Figure 2A–C, Figure 3A & Figure S2A-D: Laboratory experiments with modified magnetic fields and light spectrum</b>Raw data for moths tested in the laboratory under conditions:<br>Geomagnetic field with azimuth at 0°, panorama-walled arena, randomized stars, full spectrum of stellar illuminationGeomagnetic field with azimuth at 180° , panorama-walled arena, randomized stars, full spectrum of stellar illuminationNulled magnetic field, panorama-walled arena, randomized stars, full spectrum of stellar illuminationGeomagnetic field with azimuth at 0°, panorama-walled arena, randomized stars, stellar illumination with light spectra&gt;480nmEach dataset includes mean direction, r-value, standard deviation, and p-value for moths in each condition.<b>Figure 3B-F & Figure S4A-D: </b><b>The light-dependent geomagnetic compass of the Bogong moth relies on violet-blue light</b>Raw data for moths tested: In the field within transparent arenas enclosed by filters transmitting different restricted illumination: λ &gt; 310 nm, λ &gt; 380 nm, and λ &gt; 480 nm.Data include mean direction, r-value, standard deviation, and p-value for each experimental group.<b>Figure 4A–C: </b><b>A single cohort of 56 spring-migratory Bogong moths maintain their inherited orientation using natural stellar cues in the absence of both a natural geomagnetic field and UV-blue light</b>Raw data for moths flown through ABA test in the laboratory under:<br>Nulled geomagnetic field, natural starry sky, full-spectrum illuminationNulled geomagnetic field, natural starry sky, restricted illumination spectrum that lacked UV-blue lightNulled geomagnetic field, natural starry sky, full-spectrum illuminationData present mean direction, r-value, standard deviation, and p-value for each condition.<b>Figure 5: </b><b>Magnetic compass orientation in Bogong moths fails in the presence of broadband radiofrequency (RF) fields</b>Raw data for moths tested in the laboratory underGeomagnetic field (azimuth 0°), randomized starry sky, panorama-walled arena with radio frequency (RF) fields onGeomagnetic field (azimuth 0°), randomized starry sky, panorama-walled arena with radio frequency (RF) fields off.Geomagnetic field (azimuth 180°), randomized starry sky, panorama-walled arena with radio frequency (RF) fields onGeomagnetic field (azimuth 180°), randomized starry sky, panorama-walled arena with radio frequency (RF) fields off.Each dataset reports mean direction, r-value, standard deviation, and p-value.<br><br>The MMRT code is an R script file for the Moore Modified Rayleigh Test (MMRT), developed based on the version authored by Massy et al., 2021. <i>https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1805</i>