cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3jd08
title: Data from: Inbreeding avoidance and female mate choice shape reproductive skew in capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus imitator)

description: Reproductive skew in multimale groups may be determined by the need for
 alpha males to offer reproductive opportunities as staying incentives to
 subordinate males (concessions), by the relative fighting ability of the
 alpha male (tug-of-war) or by how easily females can be monopolized
 (priority-of-access). These models have rarely been investigated in
 species with exceptionally long male tenures, such as white-faced
 capuchins, where female mate choice for novel unrelated males may be
 important in shaping reproductive skew. We investigated reproductive skew
 in white-faced capuchins at Sector Santa Rosa, Costa Rica, using 20 years
 of demographic, behavioural and genetic data. Infant survival and alpha
 male reproductive success were highest in small multimale groups, which
 suggests that the presence of subordinate males can be beneficial to the
 alpha male, in line with the concession model's assumptions. None of
 the skew models predicted the observed degree of reproductive sharing, and
 the probability of an alpha male producing offspring was not affected by
 his relatedness to subordinate males, whether he resided with older
 subordinate males, whether he was prime aged, the number of males or
 females in the group or the number of infants conceived within the same
 month. Instead, the alpha male's probability of producing offspring
 decreased when he was the sire of the mother, was weak and lacked a
 well-established position and had a longer tenure. Because our data best
 supported the inbreeding avoidance hypothesis and female choice for strong
 novel mates, these hypotheses should be taken into account in future skew
 models.
description: GenotypesGenotypes of Cebus capuchin imitator at Santa Rosa, Costa Rica (20 STR)Female ReproductionAnnual reproduction of female Cebus capuchinus imitator and predictor variables (number of males and male relatedness)FemaleReproduction.csvInfant SurvivalSurvival of infant Cebus capuchinus imitator to one year of age and predictor variables (number of males and male relatedness)InfantSurvival.csvAlpha Reproductive SuccessReproductive success of alpha male Cebus capuchinus imitator and predictor variables (number of males, male relatedness, resource holding potential, male age, subordinate male age, number of females, number of infants, male tenure, male-mother kinship)AlphaRepSucPerInfant.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9v7bn
title: Data from: Small-scale patterns in snowmelt timing affect gene flow and the distribution of genetic diversity in the alpine dwarf shrub Salix herbacea

description: Current threats to biodiversity, such as climate change, are thought to
 alter the within-species genetic diversity among microhabitats in highly
 heterogeneous alpine environments. Assessing the spatial organization and
 dynamics of genetic diversity within species can help to predict the
 responses of organisms to environmental change. In this study, we
 evaluated whether small-scale heterogeneity in snowmelt timing restricts
 gene flow between microhabitats in the common long-lived dwarf shrub Salix
 herbacea L. We surveyed 273 genets across 12 early- and late-snowmelt
 sites (that is, ridges and snowbeds) in the Swiss Alps for phenological
 variation over 2 years and for genetic variation using seven SSR markers.
 Phenological differentiation triggered by differences in snowmelt timing
 did not correlate with genetic differentiation between microhabitats. On
 the contrary, extensive gene flow appeared to occur between microhabitats
 and slightly less extensively among adjacent mountains. However, ridges
 exhibited significantly lower levels of genetic diversity than snowbeds,
 and patterns of effective population size (Ne) and migration (Nem) between
 microhabitats were strongly asymmetric, with ridges acting as sources and
 snowbeds as sinks. As no recent genetic bottlenecks were detected in the
 studied sites, this asymmetry is likely to reflect current meta-population
 dynamics of the species dominated by gene flow via seeds rather than
 ancient re-colonization after the last glacial period. Overall, our
 results suggest that seed dispersal prevents snowmelt-driven genetic
 isolation, and snowbeds act as sinks of genetic diversity. We discuss the
 consequences of such small-scale variation in gene flow and diversity
 levels for population responses to climate change.
description: SSRs
 matrixSSRs.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0ct6s
title: Data from: Long-term and large-scale analyses of nest predation patterns in Australian songbirds and a global comparison of nest predation rates

description: Juvenile mortality is one of crucial drivers of life-history evolution,
 and predation is the main cause of nest loss in birds. Thus, understanding
 how nest predation and failure vary in nature is important for
 understanding life history evolution and, moreover, for effective
 conservation. We used published data and unpublished records to study
 factors influencing nest predation and total failure in 138 populations of
 90 species of Australian songbirds. Daily predation (average 2.0% d^−1)
 and failure rates (2.9%) increased from temperate regions to the tropics,
 over the last four decades, and were lowest in temperate south-western
 Australia. Predation and failure were higher in smaller species, and
 failure rates were lower in species with closed nests than in species with
 open nests. There was no effect of nest height or nest site (ground,
 shrub, canopy) or social organization on nest predation or failure rates.
 Nest predation caused on average 72% of total nest failure, similar to
 other tropical, subtropical, and temperate areas. Our study spanning from
 the tropics to temperate regions and using &gt; 10 000 nests confirmed
 that tropical birds faced higher nest failure rates. We identified an
 increase in nest depredation rates in the last four decades in Australia,
 suggesting that a large-scale ecological phenomenon must be responsible.
 It may include increases in predator abundances and/or ranges, possibly
 connected with human-caused habitat change. A global comparison of nest
 failure rates confirmed that predation is the main source of nest
 mortality in songbirds worldwide. We discuss implications of our results
 for the evolution of reproductive strategies and for the conservation of
 Australian birds.
description: Nest_predation_Australia_Dryad_data
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v150f
title: Data from: Host genotype and co-infection modify the relationship of within and between host transmission

description: Variation in individual-level disease transmission is well documented, but
 the underlying causes of this variation are challenging to disentangle in
 natural epidemics. In general, within-host replication is critical in
 determining the extent to which infected hosts shed transmission
 propagules, but which factors cause variation in this relationship are
 poorly understood. Here, using a plant host, Plantago lanceolata, and the
 powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera plantaginis, we quantify how the
 distinct stages of within-host spread (autoinfection), spore release, and
 successful transmission to new hosts (alloinfection) are influenced by
 host genotype, pathogen genotype, and the coinfection status of the host.
 We find that within-host spread alone fails to predict transmission rates,
 as this relationship is modified by genetic variation in hosts and
 pathogens. Their contributions change throughout the course of the
 epidemic. Host genotype and coinfection had particularly pronounced
 effects on the dynamics of spore release from infected hosts. Confidently
 predicting disease spread from local levels of individual transmission,
 therefore, requires a more nuanced understanding of genotype-specific
 infection outcomes. This knowledge is key to better understanding the
 drivers of epidemiological dynamics and the resulting evolutionary
 trajectories of infectious disease.
description: Susi_etal_2015_AmNatThe data contains results of a common garden experiment on Plantago lanceolata and Podosphaera plantaginis.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1s595
title: Data from: Elevational replacement of two Himalayan titmice: interspecific competition or habitat preference?

description: Elevational species replacement is a widely documented pattern in montane
 species. Although interspecific competition has been shown to be important
 in setting species elevational limits in tropical habitats, its effect in
 species of temperate regions is poorly studied. We tested the role of
 interspecific competition for space in the breeding season and for food in
 the non-breeding season in mediating the distribution of two resident
 titmice species in the Himalayas. We show that high elevation green-backed
 tits Parus monticolus are behaviourally dominant over low elevation
 cinereous tits Parus cinereus in both song playback and feeder trials.
 Despite being subordinate, at their elevational upper limit, cinereous
 tits occur in sympatry in human modified habitats. Our study suggests that
 the loss of natural habitats in the sympatric zone, not interspecific
 competition, might be limiting the distribution of the high-elevation
 green-backed tits and facilitating an upward range shift through human
 association in cinereous tits.
description: Data for playback
 experiments in the studyThe file shows the data
 for the playback experiments between Parus cinereus and Parus monticolus
 used in the study. Distance approached to speaker is given in meters. NR=
 No Response to playback stimulus. Control playbacks are not included in
 the datafile as there were no responses to control stimuli. Number of
 control stimuli equals number of rows in the dataframe.DRYAD
 data_Barve_Dhondt.pdf
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.344qn
title: Data from: Mode of resistance to viral lysis affects host growth across multiple environments in the marine picoeukaryote Ostreococcus tauri

description: Viruses play important roles in population dynamics and as drivers of
 evolution in single-celled marine phytoplankton. Viral infection of
 Ostreococcus tauri often causes cell lysis, but two spontaneously arising
 resistance mechanisms occur: resistant cells that cannot become infected
 and resistant producer cells that are infected but not lysed, and which
 may slowly release viruses. As of yet, little is known about how
 consistent the effects of viruses on their hosts are across different
 environments. To measure the effect of host resistance on host growth, and
 to determine whether this effect is environmentally dependent, we compared
 the growth and survival of susceptible, resistant and resistant producer
 O. tauri cells under five environmental conditions with and without
 exposure to O. tauri virus. While the effects of exposure to virus on
 growth rates did not show a consistent pattern in populations of resistant
 cells, there were several cases where exposure to virus affected growth in
 resistant hosts, sometimes positively. In the absence of virus, there was
 no detectable cost of resistance in any environment, as measured by growth
 rate. In fact, the opposite was the case, with populations of resistant
 producer cells having the highest growth rates across four of the five
 environments.
description: GrowthDataSEHGrowth rates, cells size and chlorophyll measurements for O. tauri under different environmentsDataSEH.csvVirusInoculationCell counts for O. tauri populations after virus inoculation in different environmentsCodeFiguresSEHR code for all figures presented in the manuscriptCodeModelsSEHR code for all mixed effects models presented in the manuscriptGrowthrankedMean O. tauri growth rates ranked in order from fastest to slowest growing for each environment
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.22vs3
title: Data from: Sex allocation theory reveals a hidden cost of neonicotinoid exposure in a parasitoid wasp

description: Sex allocation theory has proved to be one the most successful theories in
 evolutionary ecology. However, its role in more applied aspects of ecology
 has been limited. Here we show how sex allocation theory helps uncover an
 otherwise hidden cost of neonicotinoid exposure in the parasitoid wasp
 Nasonia vitripennis. Female N. vitripennis allocate the sex of their
 offspring in line with Local Mate Competition (LMC) theory. Neonicotinoids
 are an economically important class of insecticides, but their deployment
 remains controversial, with evidence linking them to the decline of
 beneficial species. We demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge,
 that neonicotinoids disrupt the crucial reproductive behaviour of
 facultative sex allocation at sub-lethal, field-relevant doses in N.
 vitripennis. The quantitative predictions we can make from LMC theory show
 that females exposed to neonicotinoids are less able to allocate sex
 optimally and that this failure imposes a significant fitness cost. Our
 work highlights that understanding the ecological consequences of
 neonicotinoid deployment requires not just measures of mortality or even
 fecundity reduction among non-target species, but also measures that
 capture broader fitness costs, in this case offspring sex allocation. Our
 work also highlights new avenues for exploring how females obtain
 information when allocating sex under LMC.
description: Neonicotinoid exposure
 and sex allocation dataDryadData_ProcB.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1m12h
title: Data from: A bridge between oceans: Overland migration of marine birds in a wind energy corridor

description: Located at the shortest overland route between the Gulf of Mexico and the
 Pacific Ocean, Mexico's Tehuantepec Isthmus is a globally important
 migratory corridor for many terrestrial bird species. The Pacific coast of
 the Isthmus also contains a significant wetland complex that supports
 large multi-species aggregations of non-breeding waterbirds during the
 boreal winter. In recent years, extensive wind energy development has
 occurred in the plains bordering these wetlands, directly along the
 migratory flyway. Using recent studies of movement patterns of three
 marine-associated bird species—reddish egrets (Egretta rufescens), brown
 pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), and red knots (Calidris canutus)—from
 the northern Gulf of Mexico, we assess the use of the isthmus as a
 migratory corridor. Our data provide evidence that marine birds from the
 Gulf region regularly overwinter along the Pacific coast of Mexico and use
 the isthmus as a migratory corridor, creating the potential for
 interaction with terrestrial wind farms during non-breeding. This study is
 the first to describe migration by marine-associated bird species between
 the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific coast. These data contribute new
 information toward ongoing efforts to understand the complex migration
 patterns of mobile marine species, with the goal of informing integrated
 conservation efforts for species whose year-round habitat needs cross
 ecoregional and geopolitical boundaries.
description: Pelican migration
 routesLocations and dates of
 Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) migrations through the Tehuantepec
 Isthmus determined from bird-borne GPS tracking.brpe_isthmus.csvEgret migration routesLocations and dates of Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) migration through the Tehuantepec Isthmus determined from bird-borne GPS loggers.REEG_MigrationRoutes.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8r6p0t2
title: Data from: Anthropogenic noise disrupts mate searching in Gryllus bimaculatus

description: Many animals use acoustic communication as a means of sending important
 biological information, such as their location, to potential receivers.
 However, anthropogenic noise is known to affect the ability of some
 species to either produce or receive signals, which may influence their
 reproductive success. In this study, we investigate the effect of
 anthropogenic noise on the mate searching behaviors of the field cricket
 Gryllus bimaculatus. To accomplish this, phonotaxis trials were conducted
 with female field crickets under different acoustic conditions, and their
 ability to detect and move towards conspecific male calls was assessed.
 The presence of traffic noise reduced the likelihood that the female would
 approach the male calls and also reduced the time that the female spent
 attending to the calling stimulus before making her decision. However, the
 presence of white noise did not reduce the likelihood of approaching the
 calling speaker, indicating that the average amplitude of anthropogenic
 noise is, alone, not important in this conflict, but frequency and
 fluctuations in the stimulus or other characteristic might be. This study
 supports the hypothesis that anthropogenic noise does indeed influence the
 detectability of acoustic mate location signals, thus disrupting mate
 searching behavior.
description: Bent-Mate
 Location-Data-2018Data collected from
 laboratory based phonotaxis experiments on Gryllus bimaculatus.
 Behavioural measurements and timings were analyzed using the software
 B.O.R.I.S.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0r0p6
title: Data from: Group structure, kinship, inbreeding risk and habitual female dispersal in plural-breeding mammals

description: In most plural breeding mammals, female group members are matrilineal
 relatives but, in a small number of species, all adult females are
 immigrants who are seldom closely related to each other. Some explanations
 of contrasts in female philopatry suggest that these differences are a
 consequence of variation in resource distribution and feeding competition,
 while others argue that they reflect variation in the risk of close
 inbreeding to philopatric females. However, neither explanation has been
 tested against quantitative comparisons. Here, we use quantitative
 comparisons and phylogenetic reconstructions to show that contrasts in
 female philopatry in plural breeders are associated with the risk that a
 female’s father is reproductively active in her group when she starts to
 breed, supporting the suggestion that habitual female dispersal has
 evolved to minimize the risk of inbreeding.
description: Supplement_Lukas&CluttonBrock_JEB_2011_00420Comparative data for mammalian species collected from published literature
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r37rm
title: Data from: Ecological divergence among colour morphs mediated by changes in spatial network structure associated with disturbance

description: 1. Differences in individual behaviour affect social interactions and
 contribute to the spatial structuring of animal populations. However,
 disturbance should also affect spatial networks by altering habitat
 heterogeneity and resource availability. Variation in resource
 availability should perturb the frequency and nature of social and
 ecological interactions within a population by affecting the spatial
 distribution of individuals. 2. In disturbed habitats where resources are
 limiting, spatial relationships should reflect behavioural differences
 among individuals, with higher-quality resources controlled by dominant
 individuals. In contrast, all individuals may exploit preferred resources
 in resource-rich habitats. Environmental variation and population
 reorganisation may also result in variation in morphological, behavioural,
 and ecological traits, which ultimately affect fitness. 3. We addressed
 these considerations for male tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus) at three
 sites that differ in levels of disturbance. The habitats at these
 localities differed in the availability of live trees, the preferred
 microhabitat of U. ornatus. In addition, male U. ornatus exhibit a
 polymorphism in dewlap colour linked with differences in aggression, which
 should influence their position in a network and access to resources. We
 applied a network framework to characterise the spatial organisation of
 male morphs at each site and quantified male aggressive behaviour in the
 laboratory. We also compared body size, body condition, number of bite
 marks, parasite load, and the microhabitat use and diet, of males among
 the sites. 4. We detected no significant differences in spatial network
 structure between unburned and infrequently burned sites. However, at a
 frequently-burned site, the network shifted towards geographically closer,
 heteromorphic male neighbour associations. Males at this site were also
 larger, more aggressive, and had more bite marks but fewer parasites than
 males at the other sites. Moreover, we detected divergence in microhabitat
 use and diet among the morphs at the frequently-burned site that reflected
 the shift in spatial network structure and differences in morph behaviour.
 That is, only more-aggressive morphs usurped trees and consumed prey from
 higher trophic levels. 5. We conclude that environmental variation may
 influence animal spatial network structure. Jointly, behavioural and
 environmental variation may promote despotic social dynamics and
 ecological divergence in resource-limited habitats.
description: EXCEL spreadsheet
 containing data for the tree lizard spatial network
 paperThis EXCEL file includes
 six tabs which contain all of the raw data used for our spatial network
 paper. Please consult the Readme file for content details and the paper
 itself for programs/R packages/functions used to analyze each set of
 data.LattanzioMilesJAEdata.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7h398
title: Data from: Ground squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae) of the late Cenozoic Meade Basin sequence: diversity and paleoecological implications

description: The Meade Basin, SW Kansas, yields a rich vertebrate fossil record from
 the late Cenozoic. Here, we review fossil ground squirrels (Sciuridae)
 from the region as a contribution to the broader Meade Basin Rodent
 Project. We recognize 14 species in seven genera: two species of giant
 ground squirrels (Paenemarmota Hibbard and Schultz, 1948) from the early
 Pliocene, and at least 12 species in six extant genera (Ammospermophilus
 Merriam, 1892; Otospermophilus Brandt, 1844; Ictidomys Allen, 1877;
 Poliocitellus Howell, 1938; Urocitellus Obolenskij, 1927; Cynomys
 Rafinesque, 1817) from the Pliocene–Pleistocene sequence, including the
 first regional records of Ammospermophilus. Based on dental morphology and
 the ecology of modern congeners, we interpret faunal change through the
 sequence as primarily reflecting a shift from a Pliocene assemblage of
 “southwestern” taxa with granivorous/omnivorous diets (relatively
 low-crowned, transversely narrow cheek teeth) in warm and at least
 occasionally dry shrub or shrub-steppe habitats (Ammospermophilus,
 Otospermophilus, Ictidomys meadensis [Hibbard, 1941a]), to a Pleistocene
 temperate assemblage of grazing taxa that either exhibited relatively
 high-crowned, transversely wider cheek teeth (Urocitellus, Cynomys,
 Ictidomys tridecemlineatus [Mitchill, 1821]) or were otherwise dependent
 on grassland habitats (Poliocitellus). The early Pleistocene Borchers
 assemblage was transitional in this regard, heralding a “revolution”
 observed as well with other clades in the Meade Basin rodent community.
 This interpretation is broadly congruent with evidence of Pliocene
 climatic change and the staged development of regional grasslands, with
 the modern proportion of C3/C4 plants established in the Meade Basin
 during the early Pleistocene.
description: Appendix 1. Specimens
 examined from the Meade Basin.List of fossils squirrel
 specimens from the Meade Basin examined for this study. Material is
 organized alphabetically by genus and species, then within species by age
 (oldest to youngest), alphabetically by locality, and element
 preserved.Appendix
 1.xlsx