cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.87pg9
title: Data from: Selective regimes and functional anatomy in the mustelid forelimb: diversification toward specializations for climbing, digging, and swimming

description: Anatomical traits associated with locomotion often exhibit specializations
 for ecological niche, suggesting that locomotor specializations may
 constitute selective regimes acting on limb skeletal traits. To test this,
 I sampled 42 species of Mustelidae, encompassing climbing, digging, and
 swimming specialists, and determined whether trait variation reflects
 locomotor specialization by performing a principal components analysis on
 14 forelimb traits. In addition to Brownian motion models, three
 Ornstein–Uhlenbeck models of selective regimes were applied to PC scores
 describing trait variation among mustelids: one without a priori defined
 phenotypic optima, one with optima based upon locomotor habit, and one
 with a single phenotypic optimum. PC1, which explained 43.8% of trait
 variance, represented a trade-off in long bone gracility and deltoid ridge
 length vs. long robustness and olecranon process length and distinguished
 between climbing specialists and remaining mustelids. PC2, which explained
 17.4% of trait variance, primarily distinguished the sea otter from other
 mustelids. Best fitting trait diversification models are selective regimes
 differentiating between scansorial and nonscansorial mustelids (PC1) and
 selective regimes distinguishing the sea otter and steppe polecat from
 remaining mustelids (PC2). Phylogenetic half-life values relative to
 branch lengths suggest that, in spite of a strong rate of adaptation,
 there is still the influence of past trait values. However, simulations of
 likelihood ratios suggest that the best fitting models are not fully
 adequate to explain morphological diversification within extant mustelids.
description: Supporting Information -
 AppendixSkeletal Measurements
 for all individuals measured across 42 species of extant
 mustelids.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6f2h4
title: Data from: Introduction history overrides social factors in explaining genetic structure of females in Mediterranean mouflon

description: Fine-scale spatial genetic structure of populations results from social
 and spatial behaviors of individuals such as sex-biased dispersal and
 philopatry. However, the demographic history of a given population can
 override such socio-spatial factors in shaping genetic variability when
 bottlenecks or founder events occurred in the population. Here, we
 investigated whether socio-spatial organization determines the fine-scale
 genetic structure for both sexes in a Mediterranean mouflon (Ovis gmelini
 musimon×Ovis sp.) population in southern France 60 years after its
 introduction. Based on multilocus genotypes at 16 loci of microsatellite
 DNA (n=230 individuals), we identified three genetic groups for females
 and two for males, and concurrently defined the same number of
 socio-spatial units using both GPS-collared individuals (n=121) and visual
 re-sightings of marked individuals (n=378). The socio-spatial and genetic
 structures did not match, indicating that the former was not the main
 driver of the latter for both sexes. Beyond this structural mismatch, we
 found significant, yet low, genetic differentiation among female
 socio-spatial groups, and no genetic differentiation in males, with this
 suggesting female philopatry and male-biased gene flow respectively.
 Despite spatial disconnection, females from the north of the study area
 were genetically closer to females from the south, as indicated by the
 spatial analysis of the genetic variability, and this pattern was in
 accordance with the common genetic origin of their founders. To conclude,
 more than 14 generations later, genetic signatures of first introduction
 are not only still detectable among females, but they also represent the
 main factor shaping their present-time genetic structure.
description: GenotypesColumn 1 : individuals, Columns 2 - 16 : genotypes, 1 allele is coded by 3 digits
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1578ks0
title: Data from: Short-distance barriers affect genetic variability of Rhizophora mangle L. in the Yucatan Peninsula

description: The environmental variability at local scale results in different
 physiognomic types of mangrove forest. However, this variability has never
 been considered in studies of mangrove genetic variability. This study
 analyzed the genetic and morphological variability and structure of
 Rhizophora mangle at regional and local scales in the Yucatan Peninsula.
 Thirteen mangrove populations (eight scrub and five tall), located in
 seven sites, were sampled, and their morphological variability and
 relationship with the availability of phosphorus and salinity were
 analyzed. The diversity and genetic structure were estimated at different
 hierarchical levels with nine microsatellites, also Bayesian inference and
 Principal Coordinates Analysis were used. We found a great morphological
 variability of R. mangle that responded to local environmental variability
 and not to the precipitation gradient of the peninsula. The genetic
 diversity found in the peninsula was greater than that reported for other
 populations in Mexico and was grouped into two regions: the Gulf of Mexico
 and the Caribbean Sea. At a local scale, tall and scrub mangroves had
 significant genetic differentiation suggesting that ecological barriers
 promote genetic differentiation within sites. These results need to be
 considered in future population genetic studies and for mangrove
 management and conservation.
description: CisnerosdelaCruz_et_al_
 Genetic&Morphological_dataExcel file contains data
 of 130 individuals of Rhizophora mangle in Yucatan Peninsula. Sheet 1)
 Morphology: measures of propagule lenght, leaf lenght, leaf width, stem
 diameter and tree height; Sheet 2) Genetic: allele sizes (bp) in GenAlex
 format for 9 microsatellite loci.Cisneros-delaCruz et al_
 Rhizophora mangle
 Genetic&Morphological_data.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tj54k
title: Data from: Sex-biased avian host use by arbovirus vectors

description: Prevalence of arthropod-borne parasites often differs drastically between
 host sexes. This sex-related disparity may be related to physiological
 (primarily hormonal) differences that facilitate or suppress replication
 of the pathogen in host tissues. Alternately, differences in pathogen
 prevalence between host sexes may be owing to differential exposure to
 infected vectors. Here, we report on the use of PCR-based assays
 recognizing bird sex chromosomes to investigate sex-related patterns of
 avian host use from field-collected female mosquitoes from Florida, USA.
 Mosquitoes took more bloodmeals from male birds (64.0% of 308 sexed
 samples) than female birds (36.0%), deviating significantly from a
 hypothetical 1:1 sex ratio. In addition, male-biased host use was
 consistent across mosquito species (Culex erraticus (64.4%); Culex
 nigripalpus (61.0%) and Culiseta melanura (64.9%)). Our findings support
 the hypothesis that sex-biased exposure to vector-borne pathogens
 contributes to disparities in parasite/pathogen prevalence between the
 sexes. While few studies have yet to investigate sex-biased host use by
 mosquitoes, the methods used here could be applied to a variety of
 mosquito-borne disease systems, including those that affect health of
 humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Understanding the mechanisms that
 drive sex-based disparities in host use may lead to novel strategies for
 interrupting pathogen/parasite transmission.
description: RSBL-2014-0417_Tampa_FL_USA_Bird_sex_ESMHost sex and species identification of mosquitoes collected from wetlands in Tampa, Florida, USA, 2011-2013.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1s15v5b
title: Data from: Long-term avian influenza virus epidemiology in a small Spanish wetland ecosystem is driven by the breeding Anseriformes community

description: During 2007–2009 and 2012–2014, avian influenza virus (AIV) was studied in
 a wild avian community of a northern Spanish wetland using non-invasive
 sampling methods and host identification by COI barcoding. The aim of this
 longitudinal study was to evaluate AIV dynamics in a natural wetland
 ecosystem, taking into account both virological aspects and ecological
 traits of hosts. Global AIV prevalence decreased significantly during the
 second sampling period (0.3%) compared to the first (6.6%). Circulating
 subtype distributions were also different between periods, with a
 noteworthy H5 and H7 subtype richness during the first sampling period.
 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos was identified as the main AIV host, although
 not all positive samples could be ascribed to the host. We modelled AIV
 prevalence with regard to the avian host community composition and
 meteorological data from the wetland. Statistical analysis revealed
 seasonal differences in AIV detection, with higher prevalence during the
 breeding season compared to other phenological events. The model also
 shows that the lower AIV prevalence during the second study period was
 associated with a significant reduction of breeding Anseriformes in the
 wetland, revealing a long-term fluctuation of AIV prevalence driven by the
 breeding Anseriformes community. This longitudinal study on AIV
 epidemiology in a natural ecosystem reveals that although prevalence
 follows seasonal and annual patterns, long-term prevalence fluctuation is
 linked to the breeding community composition and size. These results are
 relevant to understanding the influence of host ecology on pathogen
 transmission for preventing and managing influenza emergence.
description: Data from: Long-term
 avian influenza virus epidemiology in a small Spanish wetland ecosystem is
 driven by the breeding Anseriformes communityRaw data of the main
 predictors used, namely the avian community inhabiting Salburua wetland,
 AIV prevalence and meteorological parameters.Dryad_Raw
 data.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.s1432
title: Data from: No consistent pollinator-mediated impacts of alien plants on natives

description: The introduction of an alien plant is widely assumed to have negative
 consequences for the pollinator-mediated fitness of nearby natives.
 Indeed, a number of studies, including a highly cited meta-analysis, have
 concluded that the trend for such interactions is ompetitive. Here we
 provide evidence that publication bias and study design have obscured our
 ability to ssess the pollinator-mediated impacts of alien plants. In a
 meta-analysis of 76 studies, we demonstrate that alien/native status does
 not predict the outcome of pollinator-mediated interactions among plants.
 oreover, we found no evidence that similarity in floral traits or
 phylogenetic distance between species pairs influences the outcome of
 pollinator-mediated interactions. Instead, we report that aspects of study
 design, such as distance between the control and nearest neighbour, and/or
 the arrangement of study plants better predict the impact of a neighbour
 than does alien/native status. Our study sheds new light on the role that
 publication bias and experimental design play in the evaluation of key
 patterns in ecology. We conclude that, due to the absence of clear,
 generalisable pollinator-mediated impacts of alien species, management
 schemes should base decisions in community-wide assessments of the impacts
 of individual alien plant species, and not solely on alien/native status
 itself.
description: C&S2017.Complete.Data.SetSource articles, effect sizes & associated variances, and assorted independent variables used to produce the models presented in the article.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pr06nk2
title: Data from: Prey‐specific impact of cold pre‐exposure on kill rate and reproduction

description: 1.Temperature influences biological processes of ectotherms including
 ecological interactions, but interaction strengths may depend on
 species‐specific traits. Furthermore, ectotherms acclimate to prevailing
 thermal conditions by adjusting physiological parameters, which often
 implies costs to other fitness‐related parameters. Both predators and prey
 may therefore pay thermal acclimation costs following exposure to
 suboptimal temperatures. However, these costs may be asymmetrical between
 predator and prey, and between the predator and different species of
 concurrent prey. 2.We investigated whether thermal pre‐exposure affected
 subsequent kill rate and predator fitness when foraging on prey that
 differ in ease of capture, and whether changes were primarily caused by
 predator or by prey pre‐exposure effects. Specifically, we were interested
 in whether there were interactions between predator pre‐exposed
 temperature and specific prey. 3.Using the mesostigmatid mite Gaeolaelaps
 aculeifer as a generalist predator and the collembolans Folsomia candida
 and Protaphorura fimata as prey, we measured the impact of present
 temperature, predator pre‐exposure temperature, prey pre‐exposure
 temperature (all 10 or 20°C), prey species, and all interactions on prey
 numbers killed, predator eggs produced, and exploitation of killed prey in
 a full factorial design. 4.Mites killed P. fimata in equal numbers
 independent of the presence of F. candida, but killed F. candida when P.
 fimata were absent. Mite kill rate and reproduction were significantly
 affected by mite pre‐exposure temperature and test temperature, but not by
 prey pre‐exposure temperature. Significantly more of the slower prey was
 killed than of the quicker prey. Importantly, we found significant
 synergistic negative interaction effects between predator cold
 pre‐exposure and hunting prey of higher agility on predator kill rate and
 reproduction. 5.Our findings show that the negative effects of cold and
 cold pre‐exposure on kill rate and reproduction may be more severe when
 predators forage on quick prey. The study implies that predator cold
 exposure has consequences for specific prey survival following cold due to
 altered predation pressures, which in nature should influence specific
 prey population dynamics and apparent competition outcomes. The findings
 exemplify how not only current but also preceding conditions affect
 ecological interactions, and that effect strength depends on the species
 involved.
description: Prey-specific impact of
 cold pre-exposureNumber of prey killed
 and consumed, and number of eggs laid by female Gaeolaelaps aculeifer when
 feeding on Folsomia candida or Protaphorura fimata at 10 or 20 degrees
 Celsius after predator and/or prey have been pre-exposed to either
 temperature.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.78zxy6
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 14 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "and" : [
 "TaxonKey is Galiteuthis glacialis",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "DecimalLatitude is greater than -90",
 "DecimalLatitude is less than 10",
 "DecimalLongitude is greater than -180",
 "OccurrenceStatus is Present",
 "Year is greater than or equal to 2015"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 14 records from 3 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0001197-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.b58dv
title: Data from: Tropical rainforests that persisted: inferences from the Quaternary demographic history of eight tree species in the Guiana shield

description: How Quaternary climatic and geological disturbances influenced the
 composition of Neotropical forests is hotly debated. Rainfall and
 temperature changes during and/or immediately after the last glacial
 maximum (LGM) are thought to have strongly affected the geographical
 distribution and local abundance of tree species. The paucity of the
 fossil records in Neotropical forests prevents a direct reconstruction of
 such processes. To describe community-level historical trends in forest
 composition, we turned therefore to inferential methods based on the
 reconstruction of past demographic changes. In particular, we modelled the
 history of rainforests in the eastern Guiana Shield over a timescale of
 several thousand generations, through the application of approximate
 Bayesian computation and maximum-likelihood methods to diversity data at
 nuclear and chloroplast loci in eight species or subspecies of rainforest
 trees. Depending on the species and on the method applied, we detected
 population contraction, expansion or stability, with a general trend in
 favour of stability or expansion, with changes presumably having occurred
 during or after the LGM. These findings suggest that Guiana Shield
 rainforests have globally persisted, while expanding, through the
 Quaternary, but that different species have experienced different
 demographic events, with a trend towards the increase in frequency of
 light-demanding, disturbance-associated species.
description: microsatellite and
 chloroplast sequence data for 8 tree species from the Guiana
 shieldData represent two
 subsets of individuals sequenced at two chloroplast loci and genotyped for
 a variable number of microsatellite loci (depending on species). FIle
 names correspond to species name codes as follows: Carapa surinamensis
 (Cs), Dicorynia guianensis (Dg), Jacaranda copaia (Jc), Simarouba amara
 (Sa), Symphonia globulifera (Sg), Symphonia sp1 (Ssp1), Virola michelii
 (Vm), eastern Vouacapoua americana (Va(E)) and western Vouacapoua
 Americana (Va(W)). FIle format: input file for DIYABC
 2.0.Demoholo_v7.2rawData.zip
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.g36ch
title: Data from: Sex change and effective population size: implications for population genetic studies in marine fish

description: Large variance in reproductive success is the primary factor that reduces
 effective population size (Ne) in natural populations. In sequentially
 hermaphroditic (sex-changing) fish, the sex ratio is typically skewed and
 biased towards the 'first' sex, while reproductive success
 increases considerably after sex change. Therefore, sex-changing fish
 populations are theoretically expected to have lower Ne than gonochorists
 (separate sexes), assuming all other parameters are essentially equal. In
 this study, we estimate Ne from genetic data collected from two
 ecologically similar species living along the eastern coast of South
 Africa: one gonochoristic, the 'santer' sea bream Cheimerius
 nufar, and one protogynous (female-first) sex changer, the
 'slinger' sea bream Chrysoblephus puniceus. For both species, no
 evidence of genetic structuring, nor significant variation in genetic
 diversity, was found in the study area. Estimates of contemporary Ne were
 significantly lower in the protogynous species, but the same pattern was
 not apparent over historical timescales. Overall, our results show that
 sequential hermaphroditism may affect Ne differently over varying time
 frames, and that demographic signatures inferred from genetic markers with
 different inheritance modes also need to be interpreted cautiously, in
 relation to sex-changing life histories.
description: Cpuniceus_slinger_GenepopMicrosatellites - Genepop format file of C. puniceus. Three populations coded as follows: PE-Port Edward, PR-Park Rynie, RB-Richards Bayslinger_abc_msats3POP.txtCnufar_santer_GenepopMicrosatellites - Genepop format file of C. nufar. Three populations coded as follows: PE-Park Edward, RB-Richards Bay, PR-Park Ryniesanter_abc_msats3POP.txt
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.g76p8m0
title: Data from: Seasonality modulates the predictive skills of diatom based salinity transfer functions

description: The value of diatoms as bioindicators of contemporary and
 palaeolimnological studies through transfer function development has
 increased in the last decades. While they represent a tremendous advance
 in (palaeo) ecology, these models also leave behind important sources of
 uncertainties that are often ignored. In the present study we tackle two
 of the most important sources of uncertainty in the development of diatom
 salinity inference models: the effect of secondary variables associated to
 seasonality and the comparison of conventional cross-validation methods
 with a validation based on independent datasets. Samples (diatoms and
 environmental variables) were taken in spring, summer and autumn in the
 freshwater and brackish ditches of the province of North Holland in 1993
 and sampled again different locations of the same province in 2008-2010 to
 validate the models. We found that the abundance of the dominant species
 significantly changed between the seasons, leading to inconsistent
 estimates of species optima and tolerances. A model covering intra-annual
 variability (all seasons combined) provides averages of species optima and
 tolerances, reduces the effect of secondary variables due to the
 seasonality effects, thus providing the strongest relationship between
 salinity and diatom species. In addition, the ¨all-season¨ model also
 reduces the edge effects usually found in all unimodal-based calibration
 methods. While based on cross-validation all four models seem to perform
 relatively well, a validation with an independent dataset emphasizes the
 importance of using models covering intra-annual variability to perform
 realistic reconstructions.
description: Diatom species and
 abiotic dataThe data consist on a
 training set with diatom abundance data from 3 seasons collected in 1993
 that were used to develop diatom based salinity transfer functions. The
 data also contains a validation data (2010) set that contains the data for
 the independent validation of the transfer function and the abiotic data
 of both datasets.Species and abiotic
 data.rar
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0f8j8
title: Data from: Divergence in style length and pollen size leads to a postmating-prezygotic reproductive barrier among populations of Silene latifolia

description: A central tenet of speciation research is the need to identify
 reproductive isolating barriers. One approach to this line of research is
 to identify the phenotypes that lead to reproductive isolation. Several
 studies on flowering plants have shown that differences in style length
 contribute to reproductive isolation between species, leading us to
 consider whether style length could act as a reproductive barrier among
 populations of a single species. This could occur if style length varied
 sufficiently and pollen size covaried with style length. Populations of
 Silene latifolia exhibit variation in flower size, including style length,
 that is negatively correlated with annual precipitation. We show that this
 divergence in style length has a genetic basis and acts as a reproductive
 barrier: males from small-flowered populations produced relatively small
 pollen grains that were poor at fertilizing ovules when crossed to females
 from large-flowered populations, leading to a significant reduction in
 seed production. Manipulating the distance pollen tubes had to travel
 revealed that this failure was purely mechanical and not the result of
 other incompatibilities. These results show that style length acts as a
 postmating-prezygotic reproductive barrier and indicate a potential link
 between ecotypic differentiation and reproductive isolation within a
 species.
description: Flower size
 dataFlower size
 datastyle length
 correlatesData on style length,
 abiotic measures, and petal size for the six study
 populations.Data on reproductive
 isolationData for each female
 from the six populations for the Reproductive Isolation measure, number of
 seeds produced from base pollinations, and whether the male was from the
 same or a different population as the individual
 female.pollen grain style
 length correlationData on pollen grain
 size and style length for individuals from the six study
 populations.location of pollen
 depositionData of measurements of
 where pollen grains were deposited on styles in nature.location of ovules
 fertilizedData on the number of
 ovules fertilized when the male was from the same population as the female
 or from separate small-flowered populations.