DOI: 10.48579/pro/imcyjv
title: Replication data for: Fig 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, and 8.8, Alarm call frequencies, Males, BTPDs, 19 Nov 2025

description: FILE DESCRIPTION Keywords: alarm calls, BTPDs, age, ARS, coterie size, sex Filename = Fig 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, Male alarm call frequencies, BTPDs, 19 Nov 2025 OLDFile name = BTPDs, Male alarm call frequencies, 29 Jan 2025 Date = 11 March 2019 This file was created for my first book (Hoogland 1995). All the data were checked TWO TIMES for that book BTPD is a unique marker for each prairie dog, from 1 through 149. Note that this file is for BTPD MALES only. I have another file for BTPD FEMALES. I made several changes to this file in February and March 2019 Four females lost their litters shortly after weaning, and before we started to pull badgers. I score variable = NEWCLASS = 3 for three of these females, and NEWCLASS = for the 4th female, because she was the only female in her coterie with a male born in a different coterie. The females were R66-WA7 in 1978, R56-RSBB in 1978, RR7 in 1978, and 92 in 1979. I have now checked this file several times. Note that most of the stats for this file are IDENTICAL to the output for my book. In particular, stats for cotsize and age and year and BTPD are IDENTICAL. I have made changes to variables = NEWCLASS (a new variable) and CALLFREQ (which was formerly called CALL PROB) for my first book. Year = year when frequency of alarm calling recorded in response to moving stuffed specimen of American badger BTPD = Unique number for each BTPD MALE This unique number does NOT correspond to eartag. Newclass caller = type of kin in home territory 0 = no known kin in home territory (r &lt;0.0313) 1 = distant kin only in home territory (first and second full or half cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, nonlittermate siblings) For class = 1, 0.0625 &lt; r &lt; 0.2500 2 = littermate siblings in home territory 3 = mother in home territory 4 = offspring in home territory Proportion times for alarm call = proportion of times BTPD gave alarm call in response to moving stuffed badger = callfreq Trials = number of experimental runs with moving stuffed badger Age = age in years of BTPD Coterie size = number of adult BTPDs in home territory Note for class caller: The number indicates the closest kin in the home territory, with or without other possible kin. Example: If a BTPD had offspring and full first cousins in the home territory, the class caller would be 4 Note for littermate siblings: For this analysis, I make no attempt to discriminate between full siblings (same mother, same father) and half-siblings (same mother, different father). WEANLINGS = number of offspring at first juvenile emergence sired by male On 08 March, I discover the following note from the summaries of alarm calls for BTPD males: "In 1983, this number [babynum = babies = weanlings] = the number of babies AT THE TIME OF BADGER PULLS--in other years, this number probably = number of babies weaned [in the home territory]". This note explains when the number for WEANLINGS is sometimes so high, because the number is the SUM of all the WEANLINGS in the home territory-- either at the time of badger pulls (better) or just after weaning (not as good). Note, however, the loss of juvenile shortly after weaning was usually low for BTPDs in most years. On 11 March, this file is now ready for statistical analyses. Remember: As for all other files, variable = NEWCLASS is based on MATERNAL KINSHIPS. I do not consider paternal kinships other than father-juvenile offspring. So, if a father and known or possible son were in the same breeding coterie territory, I consider NEWCLASS = 0. I have very few cases of this latter scenario (&lt;5, probably) BTPD marker = designated marker for each BTPD marked with Nyanzol dye For some BTPD males, we collected information on callfreq for &gt;=2 years Callfreq = Proportion of times for alarm call to moving stuffed badger Cotsize = number of adults and yearlings in home coterie territory Weanlings = Number of weanlings in home coterie territory These data used for Figures 8.1 , 8.5, 8.7 and 8.8--but NOT 8.6--on Hoogland 2026. This file ready for longterm storage on 19 Nov 2025. I considered data from the same BTPD male in different years to be independent. Filename = Fig 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, Male alarm call frequencies, BTPDs, 19 Nov 2025