cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.48qd5
title: Data from: Co-occurrence and hybridization of anther-smut pathogens specialized on Dianthus hosts

description: Host specialization has important consequences for the diversification and
 ecological interactions of obligate pathogens. The anther-smut disease of
 natural plant populations, caused by Microbotryum fungi, has been
 characterized by specialized host-pathogen interactions, which contribute
 in part to the isolation among these numerous fungal species. This study
 investigated the molecular variation of Microbotryum pathogens within the
 geographic and host-specific distributions on wild Dianthus species in
 southern European Alps. In contrast to prior studies on this pathogen
 genus, a range of overlapping host specificities was observed for four
 delineated Microbotryum lineages on Dianthus hosts, and their frequent
 co-occurrence within single-host populations was quantified at local and
 regional scales. In addition to potential consequences for direct pathogen
 competition, the sympatry of Microbotryum lineages led to hybridization
 between them in many populations, and these admixed genotypes suffered
 significant meiotic sterility. Therefore, this investigation of the
 anther-smut fungi reveals how variation in the degrees of host specificity
 can have major implications for ecological interactions and genetic
 integrity of differentiated pathogen lineages.
description: Microsatellite data of
 Microbotryum samples from Dianthus host speciesData Structure file format
 plain text.txt
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j83jh
title: Data from: Predation risk, resource quality, and reef structural complexity shape territoriality in a coral reef herbivore

description: For many species securing territories is important for feeding and
 reproduction. Factors such as competition, habitat availability, and male
 characteristics can influence an individual’s ability to establish and
 maintain a territory. The risk of predation can have an important
 influence on feeding and reproduction; however, few have studied its
 effect on territoriality. We investigated territoriality in a haremic,
 polygynous species of coral reef herbivore, Sparisoma aurofrenatum
 (redband parrotfish), across eight reefs in the Florida Keys National
 Marine Sanctuary that were either protected or unprotected from fishing of
 piscivorous fishes. We examined how territory size and quality varied with
 reef protection status, competition, predation risk, and male size. We
 then determined how territory size and quality influenced harem size and
 female size to understand the effect of territoriality on reproductive
 potential. We found that protected reefs trended towards having more large
 predatory fishes and that territories there were smaller but had greater
 algal nutritional quality relative to unprotected reefs. Our data suggest
 that even though males in protected sites have smaller territories, which
 support fewer females, they may improve their reproductive potential by
 choosing nutritionally rich areas, which support larger females. Thus,
 reef protection appears to shape the trade-off that herbivorous fishes
 make between territory size and quality. Furthermore, we provide evidence
 that males in unprotected sites, which are generally less complex than
 protected sites, choose territories with higher structural complexity,
 suggesting the importance of this type of habitat for feeding and
 reproduction in S. aurofrenatum. Our work argues that the loss of corals
 and the resulting decline in structural complexity, as well as management
 efforts to protect reefs, could alter the territory dynamics and
 reproductive potential of important herbivorous fish species.
description: territory_submissionTerritory metrics for each individual Sparisoma aurofrenatum included in the dataset. Additional metrics for areas outside of territories are also listed.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m34dv
title: Data from: The influence of recent social experience and physical environment on courtship and male aggression

description: Background: Social and environmental factors can profoundly impact an
 individual’s investment of resources into different components of
 reproduction. Such allocation trade-offs are expected to be amplified
 under challenging environmental conditions. To test these predictions, we
 used a desert-dwelling fish, the desert goby, Chlamydogobius eremius, to
 experimentally investigate the effects of prior social experience (with
 either a male or a female) on male investment in courtship and aggression
 under physiologically benign and challenging conditions (i.e., low versus
 high salinity). Results: We found that males maintained a higher level of
 aggression towards a rival after a recent encounter with a female,
 compared to an encounter with a male, under low (but not high) salinity.
 In contrast, male investment in courtship behaviour was unaffected by
 either salinity or social experience. Conclusion: Together, our results
 suggest that male investment in aggression and courtship displays can
 differ in their sensitivity to environmental conditions and that not all
 reproductive behaviours are similarly influenced by the same environmental
 context.
description: Data-set: experiment 1
 of EVOB-D-15-00458Data-set with all
 relevant variables: experiment 1, EVOB-D-15-00458Data(EVOB-D-15-00458)_Experiment1.xlsData-set: experiment 2, EVOB-D-15-00458Data-set with all relevant variables: experiment 2, EVOB-D-15-00458Data(EVOB-D-15-00458)_Experiment2.xls
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1956
title: Data from: Phenotypic plasticity in sexual communication signal of a noctuid moth

description: Variability within sex pheromone signalling systems is generally believed
 to be low because of strong stabilizing selection; yet the noctuid moth
 Heliothis subflexa (Hs) shows significant intraspecific variation. One
 possible explanation is that females may alter their sex pheromone blend
 depending on prevailing olfactory cues in the habitat, which we termed the
 "experience hypothesis". This could be adaptive if Hs females
 experiencing the pheromone of another species, Heliothis virescens (Hv),
 responded to reduce the frequency of heterospecific matings. We exposed Hs
 females to no pheromone, Hs pheromone, or Hv pheromone in the first 3 days
 of their adult lives. Hs females in the latter treatment produced
 signficantly more of the acetate Z11-16:OAc, which inhibits the attraction
 of Hv males. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing adaptive
 phenotypic plasticity in a moth sex pheromone, and suggests that
 behavioral differentiation may precede genetic divergence in the sexual
 signals of moths.
description: pherrel%916ohExcel file with the normalized amounts of pheromone compounds per female relative to Z9-16:OH. Abbreviations used in the column headings: file = GC file name, female = female name, odor = odor used in the experiment (Hv = Heliothis virescens pheromone odor, Hs = Heliothis subflexa pheromone odor), trt = treatment (NP = no pheromone, P = pheromone), total = total amount (in ng) of pheromone.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qt652
title: Data from: 'Escaping' the X chromosome leads to increased gene expression in the male germline of Drosophila melanogaster

description: Genomic analyses of Drosophila species suggest that the X chromosome
 presents an unfavourable environment for the expression of genes in the
 male germline. A previous study in D. melanogaster used a reporter gene
 driven by a testis-specific promoter to show that expression was greatly
 reduced when the gene was inserted onto the X chromosome as compared with
 the autosomes. However, a limitation of this study was that only the
 expression regulated by a single, autosomal-derived promoter was
 investigated. To test for an increase in expression associated with
 ‘escaping’ the X chromosome, we analysed reporter gene expression driven
 by the promoters of three X-linked, testis-expressed genes (CG10920,
 CG12681 and CG1314) that were inserted randomly throughout the D.
 melanogaster genome. In all cases, insertions on the autosomes showed
 significantly higher expression than those on the X chromosome. Thus, even
 genes whose regulation has adapted to the X-chromosomal environment show
 increased male germline expression when relocated to an autosome. Our
 results provide direct experimental evidence for the suppression of
 X-linked gene expression in the Drosophila male germline that is
 independent of gene dose.
description: Transgene insertion
 locations and expressionFor each transgene
 insertion, we provide the following information (column descriptions): 1)
 Promoter, Chromosome, Cytogenetic location, Sequence coordinate
 (Drosophila Genome release 5), Affected gene, Proximal gene (within 10
 kb), distal gene (within 10 kb), Whether the transgene is in or near a
 testis-enriched gene, Whether the transgene is in or near a testis-biased
 gene, mean beta-galactosidase activity, standard deviation of
 beta-galactosidase activity, mean relative expression measured by qRT-PCR,
 standard deviation of relative expression measured by qRT-PCR. Additional
 notes are provided at the bottom. Format is .xls.KemkemerData2013.xls
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.c1m3b
title: Data from: Simultaneous fMRI and EEG during the multi-source interference task

description: Background: fMRI and EEG are two non-invasive functional imaging
 techniques within cognitive neuroscience that have complementary
 advantages to obtain both temporal and spatial information. The
 multi-source interference task (MSIT) has been shown to generate robust
 activations of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) on both a
 single-subject level and in group averages, in fMRI studies. We have now
 simultaneously acquired fMRI and EEG during a cognitive interference task.
 Materials and Methods: Healthy volunteers were tested in an MRI scanner
 with simultaneous EEG and fMRI recordings during the MSIT. Results: The
 interference condition significantly increased the reaction time in the
 task. The fMRI analyses revealed activation of dACC as expected, in all
 subjects at the individual level and in group analyses. The posterior
 cingulate cortex was de-activated. Simultaneous EEG showed the expected
 anterior distribution of the interference effect, as it was restricted to
 frontal sites within a time frame of 80–120 ms post response. Conclusion:
 The MSIT task is a reliable task for interference evaluation. fMRI shows
 robust activation of dACC and by adding EEG, an interference effect can be
 noticed within a temporal interval of 80–120 ms after the response, as a
 CRN (correct response negativity). This means that EEG could add a more
 detailed temporal aspect to the fMRI data from an interference task, and
 that despite the hostile environment within an MRI scanner, EEG data could
 be used.
description: MSIT fMRI and EEG
 dataExcel file with fMRI and
 EEG data
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3648q4p
title: Data from: Variation in thyroid hormone levels is associated with elevated blood mercury levels among artisanal small-scale miners in Ghana

description: Background: Mercury can be very toxic to human health even at low dose of
 exposure. Artisanal small-scale miners (ASGMs) use mercury in gold
 production, hence are at risk of mercury-induced organ dysfunction. Aim:
 We determined the association between mercury exposure, thyroid function
 and work-related factors among artisanal small-scale gold miners in
 Bibiani-Ghana. Method: We conveniently recruited 137 consenting male gold
 miners at their work site in Bibiani-Ghana, in a comparative
 cross-sectional study. Occupational activities and socio-demographic data
 of participants were collected using a questionnaire. Blood sample was
 analysed for total mercury and thyroid hormones. Results: Overall, 58.4%
 (80/137) of the participants had blood mercury exceeding the occupational
 exposure threshold (blood mercury ≥5μg/L). T3(P&lt;0.0001) and
 T4(P&lt;0.0001) were significantly reduced among the exposed group
 compared to the non-exposed. TSH showed no significant variation between
 the exposed and non-exposed groups. Longer work duration (≥5years), gold
 amalgamation, gold smelting and sucking of excess mercury with the mouth
 were associated with increased odds of mercury exposure. Blood mercury
 showed negative correlation with T3(r = -0.29, P&lt;0.0001), and T4(r
 = -0.69, P&lt;0.0001) and positive correlation with work duration (r =
 0.88, P&lt;0.001). Even though a positive trend of association between
 blood mercury and TSH levels was recorded, it was not significant (r =
 0.07, P = 0.4121). Conclusion: Small scale miners in Bibiani are exposed
 to mercury above the occupational threshold which may affect thyroid
 hormone levels.
description: thyroid
 data
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.q8j43
title: Data from: Effects of gear restriction on the abundance of juvenile fishes along sandy beaches in Hawai'i

description: In 2007, due to growing concerns of declines in nearshore fisheries in
 Hawai‘i, a ban on gillnets was implemented in designated areas around the
 island of O‘ahu in the main Hawaiian Islands. Utilizing a 17 year
 time-series of juvenile fish abundance beginning prior to the
 implementation of the gillnet ban, we examined the effects of the ban on
 the abundance of juveniles of soft-bottom associated fish species. Using a
 Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) sampling design, we compared the
 abundance of targeted fishery species in a bay where gillnet fishing was
 banned (Kailua, O‘ahu), and an adjacent bay where fishing is still
 permitted (Waimānalo, O‘ahu). Our results show that when multiple juvenile
 fish species were combined, abundance declined over time in both
 locations, but the pattern varied for each of the four species groups
 examined. Bonefishes were the only species group with a significant BACI
 effect, with higher abundance in Kailua in the period after the gillnet
 ban. This study addressed a need for scientific assessment of a fisheries
 regulation that is rarely possible due to lack of quality data before
 enactment of such restrictions. Thus, we developed a baseline status of
 juveniles of an important fishery species, and found effects of a fishery
 management regulation in Hawai‘i.
description: beach_seine_BACIbeach_seine_BACI.csv is a comma-separated file containing data from beach seine surveys of juvenile fish populations from two sites on windward side of Oahu, Hawaii
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.00t8g
title: Data from: Bees without flowers: before peak bloom, diverse native bees find insect-produced honeydew sugars

description: Bee foragers respond to complex visual, olfactory, and extrasensory cues
 to optimize searches for floral rewards. Their abilities to detect and
 distinguish floral colors, shapes, volatiles, and ultraviolet signals, and
 even gauge nectar availability from changes in floral humidity or electric
 fields are well studied. Bee foraging behaviors in the absence of floral
 cues, however, are rarely considered. We observed forty-two species of
 wild bees visiting inconspicuous, non-flowering shrubs during early spring
 in a protected Mediterranean habitat. We determined experimentally that
 these bees were accessing sugary honeydew secretions from scale insects
 without the aid of standard cues. While honeydew use is known among some
 social Hymenoptera, its use across a diverse community of solitary bees is
 a novel observation. The widespread ability of native bees to locate and
 use unadvertised, non-floral sugars suggests unappreciated sensory
 mechanisms and/or the existence of an interspecific foraging network among
 solitary bees that may influence how native bees cope with scarcity of
 floral resources and increasing environmental change.
description: Visitation data for bees
 on different honeydew plant treatmentsVisitation data for 308
 bees collected with an aerial net on 7 different honeydew plant treatments
 from 378 5-minute plant samples. All plants were unflowering Adenostoma
 fasciculatum shrubs. Collecting took place at three different chaparral
 sites at Pinnacles National Park over 9 weeks between Feb - April, 2012.
 Rows represent a single plant sample, and report number of bees collected,
 the plant ID, site, experimental treatment of that plant, binary
 description of whether that plant treatment included Mold, Insecticide,
 Sugar, or Paint, the date and time of sample, and the local environmental
 conditions at that time.Meiners_BeeHoneydew_data.csvBranch temperatures for blackened and unblackened plantsInfrared thermometer readings for three surface temperatures taken on prominent branches at noon during bee sampling days. Rows represent a single branch temperature reading for a given plant, and include details on the date of the reading, and a binary code for whether or not that plant had "blackened" branches. In this categorization, all branches that were either naturally moldy or painted to be darker as an experimental treatment are coded as black, and all plants placed in treatments not including natural mold or paint are coded as not black. A single plant (Plant_code) is always in the same category as treatments were not rotated between plants.Meiners_BeeHoneydew_BranchTemps.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.mg87590q
title: Data from: Role of recent and old riverine barriers in fine scale population genetic structure of Geoffroy's Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) in the Panama Canal Watershed

description: The role of physical barriers in promoting population divergence and
 genetic structuring is well known. While it is well established that
 animals can show genetic structuring at small spatial scales, less well
 resolved is how the timing of the appearance of barriers affects
 population structure. This study uses the Panama Canal watershed as a test
 of the effects of old and novel riverine barriers in creating population
 structure in Saguinus geoffroyi, a small cooperatively breeding
 Neotropical primate. Mitochondrial sequences and microsatellite genotypes
 from three sampling localities revealed genetic structure across the
 Chagres River and the Panama Canal, suggesting that both waterways act as
 barriers to gene flow. F-statistics and exact tests of population
 differentiation suggest population structure on either side of both
 riverine barriers. Genetic differentiation across the Canal, however, was
 less than observed across the Chagres. Accordingly, Bayesian clustering
 algorithms detected between two and three populations, with localities
 across the older Chagres river always assigned as distinct populations.
 While conclusions represent a preliminary assessment of genetic structure
 of S. geoffroyi, this study adds to the evidence indicating that riverine
 barriers create genetic structure across a wide variety of taxa in the
 Panama Canal watershed and highlights the potential of this study area for
 discerning modern from historical influences on observed patterns of
 population genetic structure.
description: microsat_dataMicrosatellite data used in analyses presented in paper. Details of how data were generated in the paper. The data is formatted for use with GenAlEx (http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/GenAlEx/)genbank_numbers_JN849580-JN849633Genbank Accession numbers for control region mtDNA sequence data.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.st2h1
title: Data from: High correlated paternity leads to negative effects on progeny performance in two mediterranean shrub species

description: Anthropogenic habitat deterioration can promote changes in plant mating
 systems that subsequently may affect progeny performance, thereby
 conditioning plant recruitment for the next generation. However, very few
 studies yet tested mating system parameters other than outcrossing rates;
 and the direct effects of the genetic diversity of the pollen received by
 maternal plants (i.e. correlated paternity) has often been overlooked. In
 this study, we investigated the relation between correlated paternity and
 progeny performance in two common Mediterranean shrubs, Myrtus communis
 and Pistacia lentiscus. To do so, we collected open-pollinated progeny
 from selected maternal plants, calculated mating system parameters using
 microsatellite genotyping and conducted sowing experiments under
 greenhouse and field conditions. Our results showed that some progeny
 fitness components were negatively affected by the high correlated
 paternity of maternal plants. In Myrtus communis, high correlated
 paternity had a negative effect on the proportion and timing of seedling
 emergence in the natural field conditions and in the greenhouse sowing
 experiment, respectively. In Pistacia lentiscus, seedling emergence time
 under field conditions was also negatively influenced by high correlated
 paternity and a progeny survival analysis in the field experiment showed
 greater mortality of seedlings from maternal plants with high correlated
 paternity. Overall, we found effects of correlated paternity on the
 progeny performance of Myrtus communis, a self-compatible species.
 Further, we also detected effects of correlated paternity on the progeny
 emergence time and survival in Pistacia lentiscus, an obligate outcrossed
 species. This study represents one of the few existing empirical examples
 which highlight the influence that correlated paternity may exert on
 progeny performance in multiple stages during early seedling growth.
description: Genetic and progeny
 fitness dataGenetic and fitness
 data.tar
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0287v
title: Data from: Demographic costs associated with differences in habitat space occupancy

description: Delimiting the habitat characteristics describing the environmental
 conditions required by a species has become a critical tool for predicting
 organismal responses to environmental change. Grinnell emphasized the
 effects of environmental factors on the ability of a population to
 maintain a positive growth rate, yet few studies have included demographic
 or reproductive data in analyses of the Grinnellian niche. Identifying
 differences in habitat exploitation patterns in response to structural
 variation in the environment presents an incomplete description of the
 ability of species to adapt to changing habitats if demographic traits are
 not included. We estimated the vegetation characteristics used by
 individuals within a population of hooded warblers (Setophaga citrina)
 across a spatial transect that includes three structurally different
 forest habitats. We predicted individuals should select similar structural
 characteristics within each habitat and have similar reproductive success
 across sample sites. In the two years post burn, adults were present but
 no young fledged indicating the habitat requirements necessary for
 reproduction were absent in this habitat. We found significant differences
 in habitat space occupied by individuals in unaltered and harvested
 habitats. Nesting habitats used by female warblers differed from available
 habitat. Fledging success was lower in the harvested habitat 10 to 12
 years post-harvest. In the harvested habitat, fledging success was greater
 on mesic slopes but decreased along a habitat gradient to xeric ridgetops,
 suggesting compensation in habitat use does not ameliorate fitness costs.
 In contrast, there was no difference in the number of fledged young along
 this gradient in the unaltered habitat. Based solely on occupancy data,
 traditional ecological niche models would incorrectly conclude the
 environmental characteristics found across the three forested habitats are
 included in the Grinnellian niche of the hooded warbler. However,
 examination of demographic and environmental data simultaneously allows
 differentiation between occupied habitat space and niche space.
description: Vegetation species by
 size classMatrix of Vegetation
 species by size class.Howa.Hab.10.11.txtHabitat plotsHabitat plot identification data for vegetation data. Includes nest success and NMDS axis scoresHowa.env.txt