cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.47hc8
title: Data from: A molecular analysis of African lion (Panthera leo) mating structure and extra-group paternity in Etosha National Park

description: The recent incorporation of molecular methods into analyses of social and
 mating systems has provided evidence that mating patterns often differ
 from those predicted by group social organization. Based on field studies
 and paternity analyses at a limited number of sites, African lions are
 predicted to exhibit a strict within-pride mating system. Extra-group
 paternity has not been previously reported in African lions; however,
 observations of extra-group associations among lions inhabiting Etosha
 National Park in Namibia suggest deviation from the predicted within-pride
 mating pattern. We analyzed variation in 14 microsatellite loci in a
 population of 164 African lions in Etosha National Park. Genetic analysis
 was coupled with demographic and observational data to examine pride
 structure, relatedness, and extra-group paternity (EGP). EGP was found to
 occur in 57% of prides where paternity was analyzed (n = 7) and the
 overall rate of EGP in this population was 41% (n = 34). Group sex ratio
 had a significant effect on the occurrence of EGP (p &lt; 0.05),
 indicating that variation in pride-level social structure may explain
 intergroup variation in EGP. Prides with a lower male to female ratio were
 significantly more likely to experience EGP in this population. The
 results of this study challenge the current models of African lion mating
 systems and provide evidence that social structure may be an important
 indicator of EGP in some social mammals.
description: Etosha lion
 observational dataThis file contains field
 data collection sheets received from Olivia Forge. Data includes lion
 pride constituencies with dates and notes based on field
 observations.MLyke Observational
 data.docxEtosha lion pride
 relationshipsThis file contains field
 data collection sheets received from Olivia Forge. Data includes past and
 current pride members and possible relationships based on field
 observations.MLyke Pride
 relationships.xlsEtosha lion microsat
 data revisedFile includes lion ID
 numbers in columns 1 and 2, and microsatellite genotypes for 14 primers
 beginning in column 3. Primer numbers are listed in row 1 starting in
 column 3.MLyke microsat
 data.xls
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02ad
title: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Biological 02 between 4.61m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Biological 02 between 4.61m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T09:00:03+02:00 to 2026-01-13T09:08:34+02:00 in area -33.661400,26.646230 (N,W) -33.675040,26.675640 (S,E) (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.001d
title: Air Temperature, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Jonkershoek, Bosboukloof 5B Rain Gauge from 2015-02-06 to 2026-01-22

description: Air Temperature, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Jonkershoek, Bosboukloof 5B Rain Gauge from 2015-02-06T14:00:00+02:00 to 2026-01-22T14:00:00+02:00 at -33.953928,18.946987 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0331
title: Turbidity, Actual, Formazin Nephelometric Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 15 between 2.16m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Turbidity, Actual, Formazin Nephelometric Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 15 between 2.16m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T11:11:38+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:07:05+02:00 at -33.625020,26.640880 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sj2hv
title: Data from: Adaptive phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation for temperature tolerance in freshwater zooplankton

description: Many organisms have geographical distributions extending from the tropics
 to near polar regions or can experience up to 30°C temperature variation
 within the lifespan of an individual. Two forms of evolutionary adaptation
 to such wide ranges in ambient temperatures are frequently discussed:
 local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity. The freshwater planktonic
 crustacean Daphnia magna, whose range extends from South Africa to near
 arctic sites, shows strong phenotypic and genotypic variation in response
 to temperature. In this study, we use D. magna clones from 22 populations
 (one clone per population) ranging from latitude 0° (Kenya) to 66° North
 (White Sea) to explore the contributions of phenotypic plasticity and
 local adaptation to high temperature tolerance. Temperature tolerance was
 studied as knockout time (time until immobilization, Timm) at 37°C in
 clones acclimatized to either 20°C or 28°C. Acclimatization to 28°C
 strongly increased Timm, testifying to adaptive phenotypic plasticity. At
 the same time, Timm significantly correlated with average high temperature
 at the clones’ sites of origin, suggesting local adaptation. As earlier
 studies have found that haemoglobin expression contributes to temperature
 tolerance, we also quantified haemoglobin concentration in experimental
 animals and found that both acclimatization temperature (AccT) and
 temperature at the site of origin are positively correlated with
 haemoglobin concentration. Furthermore, Daphnia from warmer climates
 upregulate haemoglobin much more strongly in response to AccT, suggesting
 local adaptation for plasticity in haemoglobin expression. Our results
 show that both local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity contribute to
 temperature tolerance, and elucidate a possible role of haemoglobin in
 mediating these effects that differs along a cold–warm gradient.
description: TimmobDmagnaPublicTime until immobilization during exposure to 37C in Daphnia magna. Columns:HbPublicHaemoglobin absorption dataSupplementaryTable1Details of Daphnia magna clones' origin and local climate conditions
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02d6
title: Inorganic Carbon - pH, Actual, Potential of Hydrogen for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 02 between 6.90m and 0.01m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Inorganic Carbon - pH, Actual, Potential of Hydrogen for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 02 between 6.90m and 0.01m below sea level from 2021-02-05T12:34:15+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:44:38+02:00 in area -33.675040,26.675640 (N,W) -33.679780,26.680400 (S,E) (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0316
title: Sea Temperature - Subsurface, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 11 between 2.89m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Sea Temperature - Subsurface, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 11 between 2.89m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T11:48:23+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:17:53+02:00 at -33.632800,26.643410 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.001e
title: Air Temperature, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Jonkershoek, Bothmaskop 25B Rain Gauge from 2015-02-02 to 2026-01-22

description: Air Temperature, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Jonkershoek, Bothmaskop 25B Rain Gauge from 2015-02-02T16:00:00+02:00 to 2026-01-22T13:00:00+02:00 at -33.949928,18.947671 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0066
title: Rainfall, Actual, Millimeter for Jonkershoek, Tierkloof 13B Rain Gauge from 2011-06-20 to 2026-01-22

description: Rainfall, Actual, Millimeter for Jonkershoek, Tierkloof 13B Rain Gauge from 2011-06-20T16:15:00+02:00 to 2026-01-22T15:00:00+02:00 at -33.975755,18.957398 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0065
title: Air Temperature, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Jonkershoek, Tierkloof 13B Rain Gauge from 2011-06-20 to 2026-01-22

description: Air Temperature, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Jonkershoek, Tierkloof 13B Rain Gauge from 2011-06-20T15:15:00+02:00 to 2026-01-22T15:00:00+02:00 at -33.975755,18.957398 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.94710
title: Data from: Systematics and ecology of the Australasian genus Empodisma (Restionaceae) and description of a new species from peatlands in northern New Zealand

description: The genus Empodisma comprises two species that are ecologically important
 in wetland habitats. Empodisma gracillimum is restricted to south-western
 Australia, whereas Empodisma minus is found in Tasmania, eastern Australia
 and New Zealand. We sequenced three cpDNA genes for 15 individuals of
 Empodisma sampled from throughout the range of the species. The results
 support an Australian origin for Empodisma sometime during the late
 Oligocene to early Miocene with more recent dispersal, colonization and
 diversification in New Zealand. We recovered six genetically distinct
 maternal lineages: three Empodisma gracillimum haplotypes corresponding to
 the three accessions in our analysis, a wide-ranging Empodisma minus
 haplotype found in eastern Australia and Tasmania, an Empodisma minus
 haplotype found in New Zealand from Stewart Island to approximately 38° S
 latitude on the North Island, and a distinct haplotype restricted to the
 North Island of New Zealand north of 38° S latitude. The Eastern
 Australian and New Zealand haplotypes of Empodisma minus were supported by
 only one cpDNA gene, and we felt the relatively minor morphological
 differences and the small amount of genetic divergence did not warrant
 taxonomic recognition. However, we recommend that the northern New Zealand
 haplotype should be recognized as the new species Empodisma robustum and
 provide descriptions and a key to the species of Empodisma. Monophyly of
 Empodisma robustum is supported by all three cpDNA genes. Empodisma
 robustum can be distinguished from Empodisma gracillimum and Empodisma
 minus by its robust growth stature and distinct ecology. It is typically
 eliminated by fire and re-establishes by seed (seeder strategy), whereas
 Empodisma minus and Empodisma gracillimum regrow after fire (sprouter
 strategy).
description: Empodisma matK, trnL and
 rbcL DNA seqeuncesInterleaved nexus file
 formatted using Mesquite. Tree file attachedEmpodisma com
 treebase23may2012RESTIONACEAE treebase
 comb12june2012matK, rbcL, and trnK DNA
 sequences from examplar genera of Resetionaceae, Empodisma
 species.
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02e5
title: Salinity - Subsurface, Actual, Practical Salinity Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 04 between 2.86m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Salinity - Subsurface, Actual, Practical Salinity Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 04 between 2.86m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T12:25:14+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:38:50+02:00 at -33.668070,26.666140 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02e0
title: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 03 between 7.03m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 03 between 7.03m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T12:28:59+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:41:41+02:00 at -33.669080,26.672500 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02fa
title: Salinity - Subsurface, Actual, Practical Salinity Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 07 between 4.10m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Salinity - Subsurface, Actual, Practical Salinity Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 07 between 4.10m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T12:08:29+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:29:07+02:00 at -33.654000,26.652460 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.031c
title: Sea Temperature - Subsurface, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 12 between 2.58m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Sea Temperature - Subsurface, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 12 between 2.58m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T11:44:07+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:15:35+02:00 at -33.636380,26.644820 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0348
title: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen, Actual, Milligrams per liter for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 18 between 1.56m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen, Actual, Milligrams per liter for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 18 between 1.56m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T10:57:31+02:00 to 2026-01-13T10:59:17+02:00 at -33.612070,26.640640 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.968vr
title: Data from: TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants

description: A major constraint on the evolution of large body sizes in animals is an
 increased risk of developing cancer. There is no correlation, however,
 between body size and cancer risk. This lack of correlation is often
 referred to as 'Peto's Paradox'. Here we show that the
 elephant genome encodes 20 copies of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 and
 that the increase in TP53 copy number occurred coincident with the
 evolution of large body sizes, the evolution of extreme sensitivity to
 genotoxic stress, and a hyperactive TP53 signaling pathway in the elephant
 (Proboscidean) lineage. Furthermore we show that several of the TP53
 retrogenes (TP53RTGs) are transcribed and likely translated. While
 TP53RTGs do not appear to directly function as transcription factors, they
 do contribute to the enhanced sensitivity of elephant cells to DNA damage
 and the induction of apoptosis by regulating activity of the TP53
 signaling pathway. These results suggest that an increase in the copy
 number of TP53 may have played a direct role in the evolution of very
 large body sizes and the resolution of Peto's paradox in
 Proboscideans.
description: TP53.xml.xml file used for BEASTTP53.nexNexus file used in MrBayesTP53.phy.phy file used in PhyML
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02f0
title: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 06 between 4.90m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 06 between 4.90m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T12:14:28+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:32:33+02:00 at -33.661400,26.646230 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0338
title: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 16 between 2.11m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Oxygen - Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Actual, Percent for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 16 between 2.11m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T11:07:14+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:04:38+02:00 at -33.620350,26.637280 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0341
title: Inorganic Carbon - pH, Actual, Potential of Hydrogen for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 17 between 2.34m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Inorganic Carbon - pH, Actual, Potential of Hydrogen for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 17 between 2.34m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T11:01:58+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:01:53+02:00 at -33.612320,26.632660 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.mh352th
title: Data from: Experiential contributions to social dominance in a rat model of Fragile-X syndrome

description: Social withdrawal is one phenotypic feature of the monogenic
 neurodevelopmental disorder Fragile-X. Using a ‘knock-out’ rat model of
 Fragile-X, we examined whether deletion of the Fmr1 gene that causes this
 condition would affect the ability to form and express a social hierarchy
 as measured in a tube-test. Male Fragile-X ‘knock-out’ rats living
 together could successfully form a social dominance hierarchy, but were
 significantly subordinate to wild-type animals in mixed group cages. Over
 10 days of repeated testing, the Fragile-X mutant rats gradually showed
 greater variance and instability of rank during their tube-test
 encounters. This affected the outcome of future encounters with stranger
 animals from other cages, with the initial phenotype of wild-type
 dominance lost to a more complex picture that reflected, regardless of
 genotype, the prior experience of winning or losing. Our findings offer a
 novel insight into the complex dynamics of social interactions between
 laboratory living groups of Fragile X and wild-type rats. Even though this
 is a monogenic condition, experience has an impact upon future
 interactions with other animals. Gene/environment interactions should
 therefore be considered in the development of therapeutics.
description: Saxena et al-Figure
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DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0319
title: Salinity - Subsurface, Actual, Practical Salinity Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 12 between 2.58m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Salinity - Subsurface, Actual, Practical Salinity Unit for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 12 between 2.58m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T11:44:07+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:15:35+02:00 at -33.636380,26.644820 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.0344
title: Conductivity, Actual, MicroSiemens per centimetre for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 18 between 1.56m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Conductivity, Actual, MicroSiemens per centimetre for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 18 between 1.56m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T10:57:31+02:00 to 2026-01-13T10:59:17+02:00 at -33.612070,26.640640 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.02d2
title: Sea Temperature - Subsurface, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 01 between 2.70m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Sea Temperature - Subsurface, Actual, Degrees Celsius for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 01 between 2.70m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T12:44:24+02:00 to 2026-01-13T11:50:13+02:00 at -33.679780,26.680400 (+N-S,-W+E)
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1hj56
title: Data from: Biotic-drivers of seedling establishment in Neotropical savannas: selective granivory and seedling herbivory by leaf-cutter ants as an ecological filter

description: Herbivory has been shown to have prominent top-down effects on vegetation
 in Paleotropical savannas, where consumers of early stages of life history
 act as demographic bottlenecks. Such impact has been largely ignored in
 Neotropical savannas, however, despite insect consumption being linked to
 reduced recruitment of woody species. We hypothesize that Atta leaf-cutter
 ants – the prevalent herbivores in the Neotropics – alter the
 establishment of woody plant seedlings in the Brazilian Cerrado by
 reducing seed availability and seedling survival. We also hypothesize that
 the demographic effects will be species-specific. To test these
 hypotheses, we experimentally (i) compared seed removal in areas with and
 without Atta foraging and (ii) compared the survivorship of seedlings
 exposed to or protected from Atta foraging. Both experiments were
 performed with the same common Cerrado species which allowed us to
 evaluate the potential net effects of consumers at the population and
 community levels. Overall seed removal rates in sites with Atta foraging
 were greater than those where ants were absent (59.2% and 39.2% of seeds
 removed, respectively). There were differences in removal for 10 of the 12
 tested species, with per species removal 1.1- to 3.8-fold greater in areas
 with Atta foraging. On transplanted plants, 45% of seedlings exposed to
 Atta were attacked, resulting in a survival 7.6% lower than that of
 protected seedlings. Seedling survival was 11.8–31.5% lower in five
 species, with the largest differences in survival between treatments
 during the dry season. Taken together, these results support the
 hypothesis that consumers can lead to demographic bottlenecks in
 Neotropical savanna plant species, with effects varying among life-history
 stages and between species. Synthesis. Granivory by ants has been linked
 to reduced seedling recruitment of woody species in the Brazilian Cerrado.
 Our results show that leaf-cutter ants may largely limit early seedling
 establishment of woody species by reducing seed availability and seedling
 survival with differential species-specific effects. Atta ants may
 therefore be acting as an ecological filter, which coupled with potential
 selectivity in foraging on reproductive life-history stages, may
 ultimately influence the relative abundance of different species and hence
 the structure and composition of Cerrado vegetation.
description: Seed removal data in the
 Brazilian CerradoData on the number of
 seed removed of 12 common Cerrado woody species in sites with and without
 foraging activity of the leaf-cutter ants Atta laevigata (Myrmecinae:
 Attini) in a Brazilian Cerrado area.Seedling survival data
 in the Brazilian CerradoData on the survival of
 1440 seedlings of 12 common Cerrado woody species planted in plots with
 and without exclusion of the leaf-cutter ants Atta laevigata (Myrmecinae:
 Attini) in a Brazilian Cerrado area.
DOI: 10.15493/obsdb.0000.034c
title: Inorganic Carbon - pH, Actual, Potential of Hydrogen for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 19 between 2.34m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05 to 2026-01-13

description: Inorganic Carbon - pH, Actual, Potential of Hydrogen for Estuaries, Multiparameter Meters, Kariega Estuary, Kariega Salinity 19 between 2.34m and 0.00m below sea level from 2021-02-05T10:53:39+02:00 to 2026-01-13T10:56:21+02:00 at -33.616510,26.650560 (+N-S,-W+E)