cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qbzkh18dj
title: Food availability limits avian reproduction in the city: an experimental study on great tits (Parus major)

description: 1. The altered ecological and environmental conditions in towns and cities
 strongly affect demographic traits of urban animal populations, for
 example avian reproductive success is often reduced. Previous work
 suggests that this is partly driven by low insect availability during the
 breeding season, but robust experimental evidence that supports this food
 limitation hypothesis is not yet available. 2. We tested core predictions
 of the food limitation hypothesis using a controlled experiment that
 provided supplementary insect food (nutritionally enhanced mealworms
 supplied daily to meet 40-50% of each supplemented brood’s food
 requirements) to great tit nestlings in urban and forest habitats. 3. We
 measured parental provisioning rates and estimated the amount of
 supplementary food consumed by control and experimental nestlings, and
 assessed their body size and survival rates. 4. Provisioning rates were
 similar across habitats and control and supplemented broods, but
 supplemented (and not control) broods consumed large quantities of
 supplementary food. As predicted by the food limitation hypothesis we
 found that nestlings in (1) urban control broods had smaller body size and
 nestling survival rates than those in forest control broods, (2) forest
 supplemented and control broods had similar body size and survival rates,
 (3) urban supplemented nestlings had larger body size and survival rates
 than those in urban control broods, and crucially (4) urban supplemented
 broods had similar body size and survival rates to nestlings in forest
 control broods. 5. Our results provide rare experimental support for the
 strong negative effects of food limitation during the nestling rearing
 period on urban birds’ breeding success. Furthermore, the fact that
 supplementary food almost completely eliminated habitat differences in
 survival rate and nestling body size suggest that urban stressors other
 than food shortage contributed relatively little to the reduced avian
 breeding success. Finally, given the impacts of the amount of
 supplementary food that we provided and taking clutch size differences
 into account, our results suggest that urban insect populations in our
 study system would need to be increased by a factor of at least 2.5 for
 urban and forest great tits to have similar reproductive success.
description: Datasets of nestling provisioning videos, nestling mortality and
 nestling development. For details on the applied statistical analyses see
 Seress et al. 2020 Food availability limits avian reproduction in the
 city: an experimental study on great tits (Parus major).
description: Datasets (Excel sheets) of nestling provisioning videos, nestling
 mortality and nestling biometry (body mass, tarsus length, wing length) +
 the background variables used during the statistical procedures. For
 details and explanations on the variables see the "readme" tab
 in the respective Excel datasheets.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.mpg4f4qvw
title: Data from: Towards a standardized quantitative and qualitative insect monitoring scheme

description: The number of insect species and insect abundances decreased severely
 during the past decades over major parts of Central Europe. Previous
 studies documented declines of species richness, abundances, shifts in
 species composition, and decreasing biomass of flying insects. In this
 study we present a standardized approach to quantitatively and
 qualitatively assess insect diversity, biomass and the abundance of taxa,
 in parallel. We applied two methods: Malaise traps, and automated and
 active light trapping. Sampling was conducted from April till October 2018
 in southern Germany, at four sites representing conventional and organic
 farming. Bulk samples obtained from Malaise traps were further analyzed
 using DNA metabarcoding. Larger moths (Macroheterocera) collected with
 light trapping was further classified according their degree of
 endangerment. Our methods provide valuable quantitative and qualitative
 data. Our results indicate more biomass and higher species richness, as
 well as twice the number of Red List lepidopterans in organic farmland
 than in conventional farmland. This combination of sampling methods with
 subsequent DNA metabarcoding and assignments of individuals according
 depending on ecological characteristics and the degree of endangerment
 allows to evaluate the status of landscapes, and represents a suitable
 set-up for large-scale long-term insect monitoring across Central Europe,
 and elsewhere.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8sf7m0cj1
title: Data from: Plants use identical inhibitors to protect their cell wall pectin against microbes and insects

description: As fundamentally different as phytopathogenic microbes and herbivorous
 insects are, they enjoy plant-based diets. Hence, they encounter similar
 challenges to acquire nutrients. Both microbes and beetles possess
 polygalacturonases (PGs) that hydrolyze the plant cell wall polysaccharide
 pectin. Countering these threats, plant proteins inhibit PGs of microbes,
 thereby lowering their infection rate. Whether PG-inhibiting proteins
 (PGIPs) play a role in defense against herbivorous beetles is unknown. To
 investigate the significance of PGIPs in insect-plant interactions,
 feeding assays with the leaf beetle Phaedon cochleariae on Arabidopsis
 thaliana pgip mutants were performed. Fitness was increased when larvae
 were fed on mutant plants compared to wild-type plants. Moreover, PG
 activity was higher, although PG genes were downregulated in larvae fed on
 PGIP-deficient plants, strongly suggesting that PGIPs impair PG activity.
 As low PG activity resulted in delayed larval growth, our data provide the
 first in vivo correlative evidence that PGIPs act as defense against
 insects.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0gb5mkkxp
title: Wolbachia affect behavior and possibly reproductive compatibility but not thermoresistance, fecundity, and morphology in a novel transinfected host, Drosophila nigrosparsa

description: Wolbachia, intracellular endosymbionts, are estimated to infect about half
 of all arthropod species. These bacteria manipulate their hosts in various
 ways for their maximum benefits. The rising global temperature may
 accelerate species migration and, thus, horizontal transfer of Wolbachia
 may occur across species previously not in contact. We transinfected and
 then cured the alpine fly Drosophila nigrosparsa with Wolbachia strain
 wMel to study its effects on this species. We found low Wolbachia titer,
 possibly cytoplasmic incompatibility, and an increase in locomotion of
 both infected larvae and adults compared with cured ones. However, no
 change in fecundity, no impact on heat and cold tolerance, and no change
 in wing morphology were observed. Although Wolbachia increased locomotor
 activities in this species, we conclude that D. nigrosparsa may not
 benefit from the infection. Still, D. nigrosparsa can serve as a host for
 Wolbachia because vertical transmission is possible but may not be as high
 as in the native host of wMel, Drosophila melanogaster.
DOI: 10.7272/q6cv4fx3
title: Single center series of boys with recurrent strokes and rotational vertebral arteriopathy: Supplemental Table

description: Objective: To describe a pediatric stroke syndrome with chronic focal
 vertebral arteriopathy adjacent to cervical abnormalities. 
 Methods: At a single pediatric stroke center, we identified consecutive
 children with stroke and vertebral arteriopathy of the V3 segment with
 adjacent cervical bony or soft tissue abnormalities. We abstracted
 clinical presentation, treatment and follow-up data from medical
 charts.  Results: From 2005-2016, ten children (all boys, ages 6
 – 16 years) presented with posterior circulation strokes and vertebral
 arteriopathy with adjacent cervical pathology. Two children had bony
 abnormalities: one had a congenital arcuate foramen and one had os
 odontoideum with cervical instability. In children without bony pathology,
 vertebral artery narrowing during contralateral head rotation was
 visualized by digital subtraction angiography. Eight boys had recurrent
 ischemic events despite anti-thrombotic treatment (including 5 with
 multiple recurrences) and were treated surgically to prevent additional
 stroke. Procedures included vertebral artery decompression (n=6),
 endovascular stent and spinal fusion (n=1), or vertebral artery
 endovascular occlusion (n=1). In boys treated with decompression, cervical
 soft tissue abnormalities (ruptured atlantoaxial bursa, ruptured joint
 capsule or connective tissue scarring) were directly visualized during
 open surgery. No other etiology for stroke or dissection was found in any
 of the cases. Two boys without recurrent stroke were treated with activity
 restriction and anti-thrombotics. At a median follow-up of 51 months
 (range 17-84), there have been no additional recurrences. Conclusions:
 Children with V3 segmental vertebral arteriopathy frequently have stroke
 recurrence despite anti-thrombotics. Cervical bone imaging and angiography
 with neck rotation can identify underlying pathology.
description: We retrospectively and prospectively identified a consecutive
 series of patients &lt;18 years of age at the University of California
 San Francisco (January 2005-December 2016) who had ischemic stroke due to
 focal V3 segment vertebral arteriopathy and imaging or direct
 visualization of adjacent bony or soft tissue abnormalities. All data were
 abstracted from medical records in a standardized fashion. Patient
 characteristics, disease course and management are summarized in the main
 manuscript. This supplemental table provides additional individual case
 data.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.wdbrv15k2
title: Data from: Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection

description: Predators have a key role shaping competitor dynamics in food webs.
 Perhaps the most obvious way this occurs is when predators reduce
 competitor densities. However, consumption could also generate phenotypic
 selection on prey that determines the strength of competition, thus
 coupling consumptive and trait-based effects of predators. In a mesocosm
 experiment simulating fish predation on damselflies, we found that
 selection against high damselfly activity rates – a phenotype mediating
 predation and competition – weakened the strength of density-dependence in
 damselfly growth rates. A field experiment corroborated this finding and
 showed that increasing damselfly densities in lakes with high fish
 densities had limited effects on damselfly growth rates but generated a
 precipitous growth rate decline where fish densities were lower - a
 pattern expected because of spatial variation in selection imposed by
 predation. These results suggest that accounting for both consumption and
 selection is necessary to determine how predators regulate prey
 competitive interactions.
DOI: 10.21223/p3/boxoez
title: Dataset for: Advanced clones of group B3 cycle 1, population B (B3C1) in Oxapampa-Peru

description: B3C1 is the first cycle of recombination of advanced B3C0 potato clones. These clones have high levels of horizontal resistance to late blight in absence of R-genes and they also have high tuber yield. These clones were planted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 2-4 replicates at Oxapampa, located at 1810 masl in Pasco-Peru in the Eastern mountain ranges facing the Amazon. The trials were established at Oxapampa due to the high disease pressure of late blight in these areas from 1999 to 2005.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sf7m0cg2n
title: A genome-wide association study of deafness in three canine breeds

description: Congenital deafness in the domestic dog is usually related to the presence
 of white pigmentation, which is controlled primarily by the piebald locus
 on chromosome 20 and also by merle on chromosome 10. Pigment-associated
 deafness is also seen in other species, including cats, mice, sheep,
 alpacas, horses, cows, pigs, and humans, but the genetic factors
 determining why some piebald or merle dogs develop deafness while others
 do not have yet to be determined. Here we perform a genome-wide
 association study (GWAS) to identify regions of the canine genome
 significantly associated with deafness in three dog breeds carrying
 piebald: Dalmatian, Australian cattle dog, and English setter. We include
 bilaterally deaf, unilaterally deaf, and matched control dogs from the
 same litter, phenotyped using the brainstem auditory evoked response
 (BAER) hearing test. Principal component analysis showed that we have
 different distributions of cases and controls in genetically distinct
 Dalmatian populations, therefore GWAS was performed separately for North
 American and UK samples. We identified one genome-wide significant
 association and 14  suggestive (chromosome-wide) associations
 using the GWAS design of bilaterally deaf vs. control Australian cattle
 dogs,. However, these associations were not located on the same chromosome
 as the piebald locus, indicating the complexity of the genetics underlying
 this disease in the domestic dog. Because of this apparent complex genetic
 architecture, larger sample sizes may be needed to detect the genetic loci
 modulating risk in piebald dogs.
description: Genotype data of 503 dogs from three breeds (dalmatian,
 australian cattle dog, english setter) run on the semi-custom 220k
 CanineHD array (Illumina), with positions in CanFam3.1 reference. After
 quality control filters performed in PLINK, there are 201,020
 SNPs.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.d2547d80c
title: The intensity of sexual selection, body size and reproductive success in a mating system with male-male combat: Is bigger better?

description: Body size is a key selected trait in many animal systems: larger size is
 sexually selected for in males because it confers a reproductive advantage
 during contest competition for access to females, and larger females are
 naturally selected for fecundity. Herein, we used radio-telemetry to
 gather a large dataset of male-female interactions and DNA paternity
 analyses to characterize the intensity of sexual selection and the link
 between two body size metrics (body length and condition, the latter
 manipulated experimentally for males) and reproductive success in a
 population of puff adders (Bitis arietans). Our multiple estimates of the
 intensity of sexual selection generally indicated that males experienced
 stronger sexual selection than females. However, the Bateman gradients did
 not differ by sex, despite the fact that males increased reproductive
 success by mating with multiple females while females did not. We also
 found no strong evidence that females experienced indirect fitness
 benefits through multiple matings. Body size was not a key predictor of
 male reproductive success, and for females, body condition—but not body
 length—was the critical fecundity trait. Altogether, a combination of
 factors suggests that post–copulatory mechanisms of sexual selection
 (e.g., sperm competition, cryptic female choice) may play critical roles
 in this mating system and perhaps that of other snakes. We interpret our
 findings in the context of sexual conflict—a ubiquitous and potent driver
 of mating strategy evolution—to propose a scenario for the evolution of
 female promiscuity that is applicable to many other animal systems where
 males roam widely to locate females at high costs.
description: We used radiotelemetry to monitor interactions between adult male
 and female puff adders in the field. Using the morphometrics of the snake
 individuals (e.g., body size), we correlate the morphometric data to
 reproductive success (number of live offspring produce) in both
 sexes.
description: Blank values in a data sheet reflect lack of data for a given
 individual
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pk0p2ngjq
title: Population genetic structure and demographic history of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae): new evidence supporting old records

description: Range expansions are a potential outcome of climate change. Population
 genetic structure and demography can be used as tools to evaluate
 hypotheses on changes in geographic distribution. In this study we
 explored the genetic variability, population genetic structure,
 demographic history, and habitat suitability of Amblyomma americanum, a
 North American tick species that is a known vector of several pathogenic
 microorganisms. We used a novel double digestion restriction
 site-associated DNA sequencing (dd-RAD seq), and we discovered 8181
 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 189 ticks from
 across the geographic range of the species. Overall, genetic diversity was
 lower than expected. Further, the edge populations did not have a
 statistically significant lower diversity than core populations, and
 hypotheses of range expansion are not supported by a test based on genetic
 data. Nonetheless, moderate levels of population structure were detected
 among geographic regions, with the northeast cluster the least variable.
 Demographic and species distribution models support a scenario where A.
 americanum was present in more northern locations in the past, underwent a
 bottleneck, and is now recovering. These findings highlight the importance
 of demographic modeling and genomic data in assessing the recent history
 and genetic structure of pathogen vectors.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.d7wm37pxt
title: Data from: Exploration profiles drive activity patterns and temporal niche specialization in a wild rodent

description: Individual niche specialization can have important consequences for
 competition, fitness, and ultimately population dynamics and ecological
 speciation. The temporal window and the level of daily activity are niche
 components that may vary with sex, breeding season, food supply,
 population density, and predator’s circadian rhythm. More recently,
 ecologists emphasized that traits such as dispersal and space use could
 depend on personality differences. Boldness and exploration have been
 shown to correlate with variation in foraging patterns, habitat use, and
 home range. Here we assessed the link between exploration, measured from
 repeated novel environment tests, activity patterns, and temporal niche
 specialization in wild eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus). Intrinsic
 differences in exploration should drive daily activity patterns through
 differences in energy requirements, space use, or the speed to access
 resources. We used collar-mounted accelerometers to assess whether
 individual exploration profiles predicted: (1) daily overall dynamic body
 acceleration, reflecting overall activity levels; (2) mean activity
 duration and the rate of activity sequences, reflecting the structure of
 daily activity; and (3) patterns of dawn and dusk activity, reflecting
 temporal niche differentiation. Exploration and overall activity levels
 were weakly related. However, both dawn activity and rate of activity
 sequences increased with the speed of exploration. Overall, activity
 patterns varied according to temporal variability in food conditions. This
 study emphasizes the role of intrinsic behavioral differences in activity
 patterns in a wild animal population. Future studies will help us
 understand how yearly seasonality in reproduction, food abundance, and
 population density modulate personality-dependent foraging patterns and
 temporal niche specialization.
description: All details have been provided in the Material and methods
 section of the manuscript.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.b2rbnzsb0
title: Next-generation phylogeography resolves post-glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe

description: Carnivores tend to exhibit a lack of (or less pronounced) genetic
 structure at continental scales in both a geographic and temporal sense
 using various mitochondrial DNA markers on modern and/or ancient
 specimens. This tends to confound the identification of refugial areas and
 post-glacial colonization patterns in this group. In this study we used
 Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) to reconstruct the phylogeographic history
 of a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe by
 investigating broad-scale patterns of genomic variation, differentiation
 and admixture amongst contemporary populations. Using 15,003 single
 nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 524 individuals allowed us to
 identify the importance of refugial regions for the red fox in terms of
 endemism (e.g. Iberia) and sources of post-glacial re-expansion (e.g.
 Carpathians and Balkans) across northern regions of the continent. In
 addition, we tested multiple post-glacial re-colonization scenarios of
 previously glaciated regions during the Last Glacial Maximum using an
 Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) approach. We identified the role of
 ancient and temporary land-bridges in the colonization of Scandinavia and
 the British Isles, with a natural colonization of Ireland deemed more
 likely than an ancient human-mediated introduction as has previously been
 proposed. Using genome-wide data has allowed us to tease apart broad-scale
 patterns of structure and diversity in a widespread carnivore in Europe
 that was not always evident from using more limited marker sets.
DOI: 10.25338/b8sc9t
title: VCC User Survey Results

description: PROJECT: Strategies to promote plug-in electric vehicle (PEV)
 adoption include consumer education about potential energy cost savings.
 However, the complexity of comparing gasoline and electricity prices makes
 it difficult to quantify. Vehicle energy cost calculators
 (VCCs) help consumers navigate this complexity, and research
 shows they can increase consumer knowledge and positive attitudes about
 PEVs. At least 12 of these calculators exist, but none appear to
 be based on behavioral research. They vary in terms of a number of
 features that are potentially important for user experience, education,
 and persuasion. This seed funding will support development of design
 specifications for vehicle energy cost calculators based on behavioral
 research. The researchers will draw implications for vehicle energy cost
 calculator design from literature on consumer perceptions of energy costs,
 fuel economy, and electric vehicle adoption as well as a systematic review
 of currently available VCCs. They will also conduct comparative usability
 testing with several existing vehicle energy cost calculators. The
 research team will disseminate findings to a range of stakeholders to
 encourage development and applications of vehicle energy cost calculators
 that facilitate PEV adoption. DATA: This dataset is from a
 usability survey with VCC users who tested three VCCs and provide feedback
 on their usability.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.qgpxbe
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 520 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "and" : [
 "TaxonKey is Kathetostoma giganteum",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "DecimalLatitude is greater than -90",
 "DecimalLatitude is less than 90",
 "DecimalLongitude is greater than -180",
 "OccurrenceStatus is Present",
 "Year is greater than or equal to 2015"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 520 records from 2 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0002227-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.