cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r58q7
title: Data from: A new small captorhinid reptile from the lower Permian of Oklahoma and resource partitioning among small captorhinids in the Richards Spur fauna

description: Two partial reptile skulls and six dentigerous fragments from the lower
 Permian Richards Spur locality of Oklahoma represent a new genus and
 species of small captorhinid reptile. Labidosauriscus richardi gen. et sp.
 nov. is distinguished from other captorhinids in the reduction of the
 height of the ridges forming the characteristic net-like, ridge-and-pit
 cranial sculpturing of captorhinids, and the superimposition of a system
 of finer pits and furrows over the primary ridge-and-pit cranial
 ornamentation. Labidosauriscus richardi shares with C. laticeps a
 post-caniniform tooth morphology characterized by convex mesial and distal
 carinae that form a distinctly asymmetrical apex in labial aspect. The
 description of L. richardi brings to six the number of captorhinid species
 known from the productive Richards Spur fissure-fill locality. Each of
 these species exhibits a distinctive post-caniniform tooth morphology (or
 multiplication of these teeth), which is consonant with the hypothesis of
 resource partitioning among the small faunivorous and omnivorous
 captorhinids at Richards Spur. As an ‘exhumed early Permian hill,’
 Richards Spur provides a unique window into early reptile diversification
 in a distinctive upland environment that is rarely preserved in the
 tetrapod fossil record.
description: Phylogenetic characters
 and taxon codingsList of phylogenetic
 characters, data matrixPhylogenetic characters and
 codings.rtf
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.84g0s87
title: Data from: Effects of experimental anthropogenic noise on avian settlement patterns and reproductive success

description: The acoustic footprints of factories, roadways, etc. reach far beyond
 their physical infrastructure because high amplitude, low frequency noise
 can propagate many kilometers. Previous studies found that noise exposure
 decreases habitat quality and reproductive success for some species.
 However, few studies have linked the reduction in perceived habitat
 quality due to noise exposure to effects on avian settlement patterns and
 reproductive success. Here, we experimentally investigate the impacts of
 noise pollution during settlement on adult settlement patterns and
 subsequent reproductive success in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). We
 found that tree swallow adults preferentially settled in quieter nest
 boxes (a 1 dBA increase delayed settlement date by 1.4 and 3.5 days for
 males and females, respectively). Egg-laying date (a proxy of female
 quality) also increased by 3.8 days for every 1 dBA increase in noise.
 These results suggest that lower quality tree swallows settled in noise,
 however more research is needed to confirm this result, as we did not
 measure adult quality directly. Our results also suggest a negative
 relationship between noise exposure during settlement and reproductive
 success, which cannot be explained by differences in adult quality alone.
 When controlling for egg-laying date, females that settled in
 noise-exposed nests laid 0.58 fewer eggs than controls. Finally, maternal
 noise exposure, but not egg-laying date, was negatively related to
 nestling body condition. These results are concerning, as they highlight
 multiple pathways through which traffic noise may result in negative
 impacts at the local, population level for free-living birds.
description: Dryad_TRES Settlement
 2016Data collected from a
 tree swallow population in Davis, CA during the 2016 breeding season.
 Explanations of variables provided on sheet 2.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.gh469
title: Data from: An approximate solution for a penny-shaped hydraulic fracture that accounts for fracture toughness, fluid viscosity and leak-off

description: This paper develops a closed-form approximate solution for a penny-shaped
 hydraulic fracture whose behaviour is determined by an interplay of three
 competing physical processes that are associated with fluid viscosity,
 fracture toughness and fluid leak-off. The primary assumption that permits
 one to construct the solution is that the fracture behaviour is mainly
 determined by the three-process multiscale tip asymptotics and the global
 fluid volume balance. First, the developed approximation is compared with
 the existing solutions for all limiting regimes of propagation. Then, a
 solution map, which indicates applicability regions of the limiting
 solutions, is constructed. It is also shown that the constructed
 approximation accurately captures the scaling that is associated with the
 transition from any one limiting solution to another. The developed
 approximation is tested against a reference numerical solution, showing
 that accuracy of the fracture width and radius predictions lie within a
 fraction of a per cent for a wide range of parameters. As a result, the
 constructed approximation provides a rapid solution for a penny-shaped
 hydraulic fracture, which can be used for quick fracture design
 calculations or as a reference solution to evaluate accuracy of various
 hydraulic fracture simulators.
description: Matlab code to produce
 closed form solutions for radial and KGD hydraulic
 fracturesThis file contains a
 Matlab code that is used to produce closed form solutions for a radial
 hydraulic fracture, whose behavior is determined by a simultaneous
 interplay of fracture toughness, fluid viscosity (Newtonian fluid), and
 leak-off (Carter's model). In addition to the radial geometry, there
 is an option to select a plane strain case (i.e. KGD fracture). The code
 also contains functions that produce the so-called vertex solutions, which
 are the limiting cases of the global solutions. In particular, there are
 four vertex solutions: viscosity-storage, viscosity-leak-off,
 toughness-storage, and toughness-leak-off. To get the results, launch
 "KGD_Rad_sol_main.m" in Matlab, select material parameters, and
 run the code. The output parameters are the fracture radius, aperture
 variation, pressure variation (note the pressure is less accurate, see
 paper), and efficiency.Closed_form_solution_radial&KGD_HF.zip
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.rm95m
title: Data from: Experimental manipulation suggests effect of polyandry but not mate familiarity on within-pair aggression in the social skink, Liopholis whitii

description: Long-term monogamy is a key characteristic of family living across
 animals. The evolutionary maintenance of long-term monogamy has been
 suggested to be facilitated by increased reproductive coordination as a
 result of mate familiarity, leading to increased reproductive success.
 However, such effects can be compromised if females mate outside the pair
 bond (e.g. female polyandry), introducing conflicts of interest between
 the male and female. Here, we experimentally test the effects of both mate
 familiarity and female polyandry on agonistic behaviour and reproduction
 in a family living lizard, Liopholis whitii. We found that mate
 familiarity did not decrease the level of aggression between pairs whereas
 reducing female polyandry did. However, we did not find an effect of
 either mate familiarity or female polyandry on female reproductive output.
 These results suggest that male behavioural responses to female polyandry
 may influence pair stability in Liopholis whitii, providing support for
 the growing appreciation of the multiple ways in which female polyandry
 can influence the stability of family living.
description: BotterillJamesetal_BES_MateFamiliarityBehavioural and Reproductive Data associated with BotterillJames et al. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.g446vj1
title: Data from: Variability in commercial demand for tree saplings affects the probability of introducing exotic forest diseases

description: 1. Several devastating forest pathogens are suspected or known to have
 entered the UK through imported planting material. The nursery industry is
 a key business of the tree trade network. Variability in demand for trees
 makes it difficult for nursery owners to predict how many trees to produce
 in their nursery. When in any given year, the demand for trees is larger
 than the production, nursery owners buy trees from foreign sources to
 match market demand. These imports may introduce exotic diseases. 2. We
 have developed a model of the dynamics of plant production linked to an
 economic model to quantify the effect of demand variability on the risk of
 introducing an exotic disease. 3. We find that - when the cost of
 producing a tree in a UK nursery is considerably smaller than the cost of
 importing a tree (in the example presented, less than half the importing
 cost), the risk of introducing an exotic disease is hardly affected by an
 increase in demand variability. - when the cost of producing a tree in the
 nursery is smaller than, but not very different from the cost of importing
 a tree, the risk of importing exotic diseases increases with increasing
 demand variability. 4. Synthesis and implications. Our results suggest
 that a balanced management of demand variability and costs can reduce the
 risk of importing an exotic forest disease according to the management
 strategy adopted.
description: Economic indicators over
 timeThis program describes
 the dynamics of a tree nursery selling trees that undergo 4 growth stages
 before commercialisation. The trees grow from seeds to medium trees. Then
 it calculates the value of several economic indicators dependent on demand
 variability over time.EconomicsOverTime_DemS3S4_ForestryData.RProfit&Costs_DemVar_PRate_ProbThis program describes the dynamics of an economic model for a tree nursery with trees moving along 4 stages, from seeds to medium trees. It calculates the average gross margin and the probability of introducing a forest disease dependent on planting rate and demand variability of trees.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t8h2j0b
title: Data from: Large-brained frogs mature later and live longer

description: Brain sizes vary substantially across vertebrate taxa yet the evolution of
 brain size appears tightly linked to the evolution of life histories. For
 example, larger-brained species generally live longer than smaller-brained
 species. A larger brain requires more time to grow and develop at a cost
 of exceeded gestation period and delayed weaning age. The cost of slower
 development may be compensated by better homeostasis control and increased
 cognitive abilities, both of which should increase survival probabilities
 and hence lifespan. To date this relationship between lifespan and brain
 size seems well established in homoeothermic animals, especially in
 mammals. Whether this pattern occurs also in other clades of vertebrates
 remains enigmatic. Here, we undertake the first comparative test of the
 relationship between lifespan and brain size in an ectothermic vertebrate
 group, the anuran amphibians. After controlling for the effects of shared
 ancestry and body size, we find a positive correlation between brain mass,
 age at sexual maturation, and lifespan, across 40 species of frogs.
 Moreover, we also find that the ventral brain regions, including the
 olfactory bulbs, are larger in long-lived species. Our results indicate
 that the relationship between life history and brain evolution follows a
 general pattern across vertebrate clades.
description: Species, latitude (°),
 samplings, average snout vent length (SVL: mm), brain size (mm3) and
 volume of different brain regions (mm3), age at sexual maturity (years),
 longevity (mean; years), sperm length (μm), testes mass (mg) and egg size
 (mm).Table
 1.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.50m50
title: Data from: Undergraduate research experiences broaden diversity in the scientific workforce

description: New data highlight the importance of undergraduate research experiences
 (UREs) for keeping underrepresented science students on the pathway to a
 scientific career. We used a large-scale, 10-year longitudinal,
 multi-institutional, propensity score matched research design to compare
 the academic performance and persistence in science of students that
 participated in URE(s) compared to similar students that had no research
 experience. Results showed that students who completed 10-or-more hours of
 co-curricular faculty mentored research per week across two or more
 academic semesters or summers were significantly more likely to graduate
 with a science-related bachelor’s degree, be accepted into a
 science-related graduate training program, and be training for or working
 in the scientific workforce six years after graduation. Importantly, the
 findings show that just having an URE was not enough to influence
 persistence in science—it required a commitment of 10-or-more hours per
 week over two-or-more semesters of faculty mentored research.
description: Data from: Undergraduate
 research experiences broaden diversity in the scientific
 workforceThis file contains a
 copy of the main data files used for this article. Each data file is
 associated with a separate outcomes analysis from the manuscript (i.e.,
 one data file per outcome). Each data file contains a person-level unique
 ID number, cluster ID number, and weighting information. Clustering and
 weighting information was used in weighted multilevel modeling analysis of
 these data. The files also contain the set of predictors used for each
 analysis and the outcomes.UREDIVSTEM.zip
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.fh517
title: Data from: The modulating role of group stability on fitness effects of group size is different in females and males of a communally rearing rodent

description: Group size may influence fitness benefits and costs that emerge from
 cooperative and competitive interactions in social species. However,
 evidence from plural breeding mammals indicates that group size is
 insufficient to explain variation in direct fitness, implying other
 attributes of social groups were overlooked. We studied the natural
 population of a social rodent during 5 years to test the hypothesis that
 social stability – in terms of group composition – modulates the effects
 of increasing number of breeding females (a proxy of communal rearing) and
 males on the number of offspring weaned (sired) and on the number of
 offspring weaned (sired) surviving to breeding age (two proxies of direct
 fitness). We quantified the effects of social stability (measured as
 changes in female or male group members between mating and the onset of
 lactation) on these fitness measures. We used live trapping, telemetry and
 DNA markers to determine social and fitness measures. Social stability in
 degus was variable in terms of the number of changes in group composition
 across groups. Low stability was mostly due to mortality and emigration of
 group members. Results supported a modulating role of social stability on
 the relationship between group size and the number of offspring weaned
 (sired). Stability in female and male group composition were both
 modulators of fitness to females and males. The modulatory role of
 stability was sex specific, where high social stability was often fitness
 beneficial to the females. Instead, low social stability was fitness
 enhancing to the males.
description: Data base Ebensperger et
 alFull field collected
 data base
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m35k3
title: Data from: Non-invasive biophysical measurement of travelling waves in the insect inner ear

description: Frequency analysis in the mammalian cochlea depends on the propagation of
 frequency information in the form of a travelling wave (TW) across
 tonotopically arranged auditory sensilla. TWs have been directly observed
 in the basilar papilla of birds and the ears of bush-crickets (Insecta:
 Orthoptera) and have also been indirectly inferred in the hearing organs
 of some reptiles and frogs. Existing experimental approaches to measure TW
 function in tetrapods and bush-crickets are inherently invasive,
 compromising the fine-scale mechanics of each system. Located in the
 forelegs, the bush-cricket ear exhibits outer, middle and inner
 components; the inner ear containing tonotopically arranged auditory
 sensilla within a fluid-filled cavity, and externally protected by the leg
 cuticle. Here, we report bush-crickets with transparent ear cuticles as
 potential model species for direct, non-invasive measuring of TWs and
 tonotopy. Using laser Doppler vibrometry and spectroscopy, we show that
 increased transmittance of light through the ear cuticle allows for
 effective non-invasive measurements of TWs and frequency mapping. More
 transparent cuticles allow several properties of TWs to be precisely
 recovered and measured in vivo from intact specimens. Our approach
 provides an innovative, non-invasive alternative to measure the natural
 motion of the sensilla-bearing surface embedded in the intact inner ear
 fluid.
description: Sarria et al_Raw
 DataA
 excel file containing three spreadsheets for the following data: 1) data
 on cuticle transparency and cuticle thickness. 2) Non-invasive measurement
 of Traveling wave velocity. 3) Non-invasive measurement of Traveling wave
 wavelength.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28877072
title: <b>Quantifying the trade-off between spring phenology and lethal frost risk: </b><b>a meta-analysis</b>

description: We preformed a global meta-analysis in synthesising the plant freezing resistance during spring phenology, and provide the corresponding lethal frost risk based on safety margins which defined as the differential between freezing resistance and ambient minimum temperatures during spring phenology. We searched for journal articles using the ISI Web of Science and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure following the key word combinations: 'freezing resistance* frost resistance* cold resistance' OR 'freezing tolerance* frost tolerance* cold tolerance' OR 'freezing hardiness* frost hardiness* cold hardiness' OR 'hardening* de-hardening' OR 'cold acclimation* cold de-acclimation* cold re-acclimation' AND 'leaf* foliage* bud* stem* branch'. Studies included in our dataset had to satisfy the following criteria: (i) only observations at species-level and under nature conditions were considered, those conducted in gardens or glasshouses were excluded due to human management or intervention; (ii) for experimental studies, only 'control data' were included; (iii) freezing test using standardized methods (Supplementary Figure 1) were conducted exclusively during spring phenology, those based on visual freezing damage scores were excluded due to inconsistent quality and reliability; (iv) studies with no clear information on the location of the study sites were excluded. In total, our dataset included 304 observations from 89 studies, encompassing 193 plant species, belonging to 336 orders, 54 families, 122 genera across 126 sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28877072.v4
title: <b>Quantifying the trade-off between spring phenology and lethal frost risk: </b><b>a meta-analysis</b>

description: We preformed a global meta-analysis in synthesising the plant freezing resistance during spring phenology, and provide the corresponding lethal frost risk based on safety margins which defined as the differential between freezing resistance and ambient minimum temperatures during spring phenology. We searched for journal articles using the ISI Web of Science and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure following the key word combinations: 'freezing resistance* frost resistance* cold resistance' OR 'freezing tolerance* frost tolerance* cold tolerance' OR 'freezing hardiness* frost hardiness* cold hardiness' OR 'hardening* de-hardening' OR 'cold acclimation* cold de-acclimation* cold re-acclimation' AND 'leaf* foliage* bud* stem* branch'. Studies included in our dataset had to satisfy the following criteria: (i) only observations at species-level and under nature conditions were considered, those conducted in gardens or glasshouses were excluded due to human management or intervention; (ii) for experimental studies, only 'control data' were included; (iii) freezing test using standardized methods (Supplementary Figure 1) were conducted exclusively during spring phenology, those based on visual freezing damage scores were excluded due to inconsistent quality and reliability; (iv) studies with no clear information on the location of the study sites were excluded. In total, our dataset included 304 observations from 89 studies, encompassing 193 plant species, belonging to 336 orders, 54 families, 122 genera across 126 sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28877072.v3
title: <b>Quantifying the trade-off between spring phenology and lethal frost risk</b>

description: We preformed a global meta-analysis in synthesising the plant freezing resistance during spring phenology, and provide the corresponding lethal frost risk based on safety margins which defined as the differential between freezing resistance and ambient minimum temperatures during spring phenology. We searched for journal articles using the ISI Web of Science and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure following the key word combinations: 'freezing resistance* frost resistance* cold resistance' OR 'freezing tolerance* frost tolerance* cold tolerance' OR 'freezing hardiness* frost hardiness* cold hardiness' OR 'hardening* de-hardening' OR 'cold acclimation* cold de-acclimation* cold re-acclimation' AND 'leaf* foliage* bud* stem* branch'. Studies included in our dataset had to satisfy the following criteria: (i) only observations at species-level and under nature conditions were considered, those conducted in gardens or glasshouses were excluded due to human management or intervention; (ii) for experimental studies, only 'control data' were included; (iii) freezing test using standardized methods (Supplementary Figure 1) were conducted exclusively during spring phenology, those based on visual freezing damage scores were excluded due to inconsistent quality and reliability; (iv) studies with no clear information on the location of the study sites were excluded. In total, our dataset included 304 observations from 89 studies, encompassing 193 plant species, belonging to 336 orders, 54 families, 122 genera across 126 sites.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9j67q
title: Data from: Indices based on surface indicators predict soil functioning in Mediterranean semi-arid steppes

description: Methodologies based on indicators occupy a prevalent place when assessing
 ecosystem functioning and monitoring desertification processes because
 they are affordable yet do not compromise accuracy. The landscape function
 analysis (LFA), developed in Australia by David Tongway (CSIRO), uses soil
 surface indicators to assess the condition of a given ecosystem by
 producing three numerical indices (stability, infiltration and nutrient
 cycling) reflecting the status of basic soil functions. None of the
 previous studies aiming to validate the LFA indices have explored how they
 relate to surrogates of soil functioning using a large number of test
 sites capturing different climatic and soil conditions. We aimed to do so
 using data gathered in 29 Stipa tenacissima steppes in Spain. The nutrient
 cycling index was strongly correlated with soil variables related to
 microbial activity and nutrient cycling, such as soil pH, total soil N and
 P, soil respiration and phosphatase and β-glucosidase activities. Strong
 correlations between the infiltration index and both soil compaction and
 the water holding capacity of soils were found. The stability index was
 also significantly correlated with most of the soil variables evaluated.
 These relationships were evident in both gypsum and calcareous soils. Our
 results indicate that the LFA indices may be employed as surrogates of
 soil variables related to nutrient cycling and water infiltration in
 semi-arid S. tenacissima steppes. The LFA methodology has an enormous
 potential to assist land managers and policy makers in the establishment
 of cost-effective desertification monitoring and restoration programs in
 semi-arid environments.
description: Soil data on landscape
 function analysis indices and soil physio-chemical attributes from 29
 semi-arid Stipa tenacissima steppesMaestre_APSOIL41.zip