DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qrfj6q5q4
title: Wildlife following people: A multidisciplinary assessment of the ancient colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived raptor

description: Here, we used a multidisciplinary approach to a) reconstruct the process
 of colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived bird of prey,
 the Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata), and b) test the hypothesis that
 this colonization was unintentionally favored by anatomically modern
 humans through a release of competition by dominant species, primarily
 golden eagles (A. chrysaetos). For this, we used distribution, genetics,
 fossils, and ecological data. Data archived in Dryad includes all genetic
 information (Genetic_data.xlsx) and a portion of the ecological data
 (Ecological_data-provinces.xlsx, Ecological_data-nuclei.xlsx,
 Ecological_data-GLMs.xlsx, Ecological_data-reciprocal_occupation.xlsx),
 while the remaining data can be accessed from a) tables included in the
 manuscript and b) the original sources.
description: # **Wildlife following people: A multidisciplinary assessment of the
 ancient colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived raptor**
 **Correspondence:** Marcos Moleón
 Email: **[mmoleon@ugr.es](mailto:mmoleon@ugr.es)** /
 [mmoleonpaiz@hotmail.com](mailto:mmoleonpaiz@hotmail.com)
 **Suggested Citation** Moleón, Marcos; Graciá, Eva; García, Nuria José M.
 Gil-Sánchez, Raquel Godinho, Pedro Beja, Luís Palma, Joan Real, Antonio
 Hernández-Matías, A. Román Muñoz, Eneko Arrondo, José A. Sánchez-Zapata
 (2024) Wildlife following people: A multidisciplinary assessment of the
 ancient colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived raptor
 [Dataset]. Dryad.
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.qrfj6q5q4](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.qrfj6q5q4**Description) ## Description of the dataset ### **1. GENETIC DATA** #### **1.1. Genetic\_data.xlsx** Genotypes of Bonelli’s eagle individuals from feathers collected in 16 subpopulations across the Mediterranean Basin. §  *Pop_Code1*: population code, from Hernández-Matías et al. 2013 Ecol. Monogr. 83:239-261 (Fig. 1B). §  *Pop_Code2*: population code, from Mira et al. 2013 Ibis 155:485-498 (Fig. 1). §  *Subpop_Code1*: subpopulation code, from Hernández-Matías et al. 2013 Ecol. Monogr. 83:239-261 (Fig. 1A); in parentheses, new codes. §  *Country*: country §  *Zone*: geographic zone §  *Band*: geographic band §  *Coord_X*: UTM coordinates for the X axis §  *Coord_Y*: UTM coordinate for the Y axis §  *Individual_ID*: individual identification code §  *Region*: geographic region §  *Province*: geographic province §  *Territory*: Bonelli’s eagle’s territory name §  (All other variables): microsatellites ### **2. ECOLOGICAL DATA** #### **2.1. Ecological\_data-provinces.xlsx** §  *province*: province name §  *Afpairs*: number of Bonelli’s eagle pairs §  *ln_Afdensity*: Ln of Bonelli's eagle density (pairs/km^2) §  *Acpairs*: number of golden eagle pairs §  *ln_Acdensity*: Ln of golden eagle density (pairs/km^2) §  *ln_Af.Ac*: Ln of ratio Bonelli’s eagle:golden eagle pairs §  *mean_HF*: mean human footprint §  *ln_HF*: Ln of mean human footprint #### **2.2. Ecological\_data-nuclei.xlsx** §  *nucleus_ID*: breeding nucleus identification code §  *nucleus*: breeding nucleus name §  *area*: area of the breeding nucleus (km^2) §  *Afpairs*: number of Bonelli’s eagle pairs §  *Acpairs*: number of golden eagle pairs §  *Afdensity*: Bonelli’s eagle pairs / 100 km^2 §  *Acdensity*: golden eagle pairs / 100 km^2 §  *cliff*: cliffs / 100 km^2 §  *human*: humans / 100 km^2 #### **2.3. Ecological\_data-GLMs.xlsx** §  *cliff_ID*: nesting cliff identification code §  *cliff*: nesting cliff name §  *Af*: the presence of nesting Bonelli’s eagles (yes/no) §  *Ac*: the presence of nesting golden eagles (yes/no) §  *range*: altitude range within a 500 m radius around the nesting cliff (m) §  *unpaved*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest unpaved road (m) §  *paved*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest paved road (m) §  *house*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest isolated house (m) §  *village*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest village (m) #### **2.4. Ecological\_data-reciprocal\_occupation.xlsx** §  *cliff_ID*: nesting cliff identification code §  *cliff*: nesting cliff name §  *Af*: the presence of nesting Bonelli’s eagles (yes/no) §  *Ac*: the presence of nesting golden eagles (yes/no) §  *range*: altitude range within a 500 m radius around the nesting cliff (m) §  *unpaved*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest unpaved road (m) §  *paved*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest paved road (m) §  *house*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest isolated house (m) §  *village*: distance from the nesting cliff to the nearest village (m) §  columns I-M (Excel sheet for Bonelli’s eagle) and I-N (Excel sheet for golden eagle): terms of the GLM equation §  *e^N* and *1+e^N*: terms of the equation for calculating the reciprocal occupancy probability §  *p_Ac*: the probability that a Bonelli’s eagle territory is occupied by a golden eagle pair §  *Acpair2.5km*: the actual presence of golden eagle pairs within a 2.5 km radius around the Bonelli’s eagle nesting cliff (yes/no) §  *estimated_no_Acpairs*: estimated number of golden eagle pairs potentially occupying the Bonelli’s eagle territory (0/1) §  *p_Af*: the probability that a golden eagle territory is occupied by a Bonelli’s eagle pair §  *Afpair2.5km*: the actual presence of Bonelli’s eagle pairs within a 2.5 km radius around the golden eagle nesting cliff (yes/no) §  *estimated_no_Afpairs*: estimated number of Bonelli’s eagle pairs potentially occupying the golden eagle territory (0/1)