cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.851d0
title: Data from: Livestock activity increases exotic plant richness, but wildlife increases native richness, with stronger effects under low productivity

description: 1.Grazing by domestic livestock is one of the most widespread land uses
 worldwide, particularly in rangelands, where it co-occurs with grazing by
 wild herbivores. Grazing effects on plant diversity are likely to depend
 on intensity of grazing, herbivore type, coevolution with plants and
 prevailing environmental conditions. 2.We collected data on climate, plant
 productivity, soil properties, grazing intensity and herbivore type; and
 measured their effects on plant species richness from 451 sites across 0.4
 M km2 of semi-arid rangelands in eastern Australia. We used structural
 equation modelling to examine the direct and indirect effects of
 increasing grazing intensity by different herbivores (cattle, sheep,
 kangaroos, rabbits) on native and exotic plant species richness across all
 sites, and in subsets focusing on three woodland communities spanning a
 gradient in productivity. 3.Direct effects of grazing by all herbivores
 were strongest under low productivity but waned with increasing
 productivity. Increases in the intensity of recent and historic livestock
 grazing corresponded with greater exotic plant richness under low
 productivity and less native plant richness under both low and moderate
 productivity. Rabbit effects were greatest under moderate productivity.
 Overall effects of kangaroos were benign. Grazing indirectly affected
 native and exotic plant richness by increasing soil phosphorus and
 reducing soil health (i.e., nutrient cycling). 4.Synthesis and
 applications. Our study shows that livestock grazing increases exotic
 species richness but reduces native richness, while kangaroo grazing
 increases native richness in environments with low productivity. The
 results provide clear messages for land managers and policy makers: (1)
 the coexistence of livestock grazing and plant diversity is only possible
 within more productive environments and (2) grazing under low or moderate
 productivity will impact upon native and exotic plant richness.
description: Eldridge_et_al_JAPPL-2017-00260This file contains data on soil health, soil P, soil silt-clay, grazing, woody cover, productivity, aridity and plant richness for 451 sites in three communities in eastern Australia
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6c78sn1
title: Data from: Parental and offspring larval diets interact to influence life history traits and dengue virus infection of offspring in Aedes aegypti

description: The environmental conditions experienced by parents can influence
 offspring phenotype along with the conditions experienced by offspring.
 These parental effects are clear in organisms that display parental care
 and are less clear in other organisms. Here we consider effects of
 parental and offspring larval nutrition on offspring development time,
 survivorship, and infection with dengue virus in Aedes aegypti, the
 mosquito vector of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika. Parents
 were raised on either high or low larval detritus inputs with subsequent
 offspring being divided into two groups, one receiving high nutrients and
 the other low. Low nutrient females from low nutrient parents (LL)
 developed significantly slower than those from high nutrient parents (HL).
 Females from all parent by offspring nutrient treatment groups were
 equally likely to become infected with dengue virus at 24 hours, 3 days,
 and 14 days. After 14 days, high nutrient females from low nutrient
 parents (LH) had 11 times higher viral titers and more disseminated
 infections than females from high nutrient parents (HH) nutrient parents.
 These results suggest that carryover environmental stress from the
 parental generation can influence life histories and arbovirus infection
 in Ae. aegypti females. We found males to be robust to the life history
 parameters measured, suggesting sex-specific differences which may relate
 to their lower nutrient requirements for metamorphosis.
description: Zirbel 2018_Parental
 transgenerational effects in Aedes aegyptiThese are data collected
 in a laboratory experiment on parental and offspring larval nutrient
 effects in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. These data are contained within an
 excel file. The first sheet in the workbook is a 'Read Me' file
 that contains a description of each sheet contained within and the data
 contained within each sheet along with any abbreviations
 used.Zirbel 2018_SAS
 CodesThis is a Microsoft Word
 file that contains the SAS codes used to analyze data submitted for the
 publication on parental and offspring larval nutrient effects in Aedes
 aegypti mosquitoes.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tf767
title: Data from: Environmental transmission of a personality trait: foster parent exploration behaviour predicts offspring exploration behaviour in zebra finches

description: Consistent behavioural differences among individuals are common in many
 species and can have important effects on offspring fitness. To understand
 such ‘personality’ variation, it is important to determine the mode of
 inheritance, but this has been quantified for only a few species. Here, we
 report results from a breeding experiment in captive zebra finches,
 Taeniopygia guttata, in which we cross-fostered offspring to disentangle
 the importance of genetic and non-genetic transmission of behaviour.
 Genetic and foster-parents’ exploratory type was measured in a novel
 environment pre-breeding and offspring exploratory type was assessed at
 adulthood. Offspring exploratory type was predicted by the exploratory
 behaviour of the foster but not the genetic parents, whereas offspring
 size was predicted by genetic but not foster-parents’ size. Other aspects
 of the social environment, such as rearing regime (uni- versus
 biparental), hatching position, brood size or an individual's sex did
 not influence offspring exploration. Our results therefore indicate that
 non-genetic transmission of behaviour can play an important role in
 shaping animal personality variation.
description: Schuett et al_Biol
 Letts_PO regressions dataData-for-repository.zipData_parent-offspring-regressions.txtSchuet et al_Biol Lett_Data_Animal-models_size_explorationsee read me fileData_Animal-models_size_exploration.txt
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.26c0m59
title: Data from: Patterns of frugivory in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus

description: In the frugivory networks of many arid and semi-arid Mesoamerican
 ecosystems, columnar cacti act as keystone species that produce fruits
 with a high content of water and nutrients attractive to numerous
 vertebrates. The aim of this investigation was to assess the fruit removal
 patterns of two guilds of frugivores on the fruits of the woolly torch
 Pilosocereus leucocephalus. We assessed fruit pulp removal in two ways: by
 estimating the consumption of seeds given the amount of pulp removed per
 visit and by estimating the percentage of pulp removal over time. We put
 exclosures on unripe, intact fruits to keep frugivores from removing
 material. Once ripe, we removed the exclosures and tracked animal
 visitation of 69 fruits using camera traps. We obtained a total of 2162 h
 of footage (14:47 h of them with effective pulp removal). The highest
 number of visitors is that of diurnal species (n=12, all birds) vs. only
 four nocturnal (three bats, one rodent). The most effective species in
 pulp removal are birds. Bats play a modest role in frugivory of this
 cactus. The significance of this work is two-fold: (1) birds and bats
 consume the fruit pulp of this cactus and likely disperse its seeds, and
 (2) although bats rank high in pulp removal effectiveness, birds as a
 guild far outweigh their importance in this system, as they are not only
 more frequent but also remove more pulp and seeds. Both groups are known
 to be important in cacti seed dispersal, and our findings are essential in
 understanding the population dynamics of the woolly torch and in
 elucidating its seed dispersal ecology.
description: DATA_pilosocereus_leucocephalus_frugivory_recordsRecords of frugivory of Pilosocereus leucocephalus by birds and batsMETADATA_pilosocereus_leucocephalus_frugivory_recordsMETADATA or README file to interpret datasetDATA_pilosocereus_leucocephalus_seeds_per_fruitSeeds per fruit found in Pilosocereus leucocephalusMETADATA_pilosocereus_leucocephalus_seeds_per_fruitMETADATA or README file to interpret dataset
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17192924
title: [ICRL 2026 submission] SpoilDICE Experiment Dataset (1/2)

description: This content is shared anonymously for reviews and will include author and publication details if accepted.

The dataset is organized into the following directory structure for 8 different tasks, SafetyAntVelocity-v1, SafetyHalfCheetahVelocity-v1, SafetyHopperVelocity-v1, SafetyWalker2dVelocity, SafetyPointCircle1-v0, SafetyPointCircle2-v0, ShadowHandOverSafeJoint, ShadowHandOverSafeFinger :



The 'replay' directory contains replay data designed to simulate a natural data collection environment.It consists of three subsets: safe, performance, and shuffled. A detailed description of each dataset is provided in the Appendix of the paper.

The 'controlled' directory includes datasets collected using four distinct types of policies: safe-high, safe-medium, unsafe-high, and unsafe-medium. These datasets capture different safety and performance trade-offs. For further explanations of each dataset, please refer to the Appendix of the paper.

The 'stats' directory contains statistical information files summarizing all datasets within both the 'replay' and 'controlled' directories. These files report key statistics such as the mean return, mean cost, mean feasible return, and the number of trajectories, offering essential insights into the properties of each dataset.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17192925
title: [ICRL 2026 submission] SpoilDICE Experiment Dataset (1/2)

description: This content is shared anonymously for reviews and will include author and publication details if accepted.

The dataset is organized into the following directory structure for 8 different tasks, SafetyAntVelocity-v1, SafetyHalfCheetahVelocity-v1, SafetyHopperVelocity-v1, SafetyWalker2dVelocity, SafetyPointCircle1-v0, SafetyPointCircle2-v0, ShadowHandOverSafeJoint, ShadowHandOverSafeFinger :



The 'replay' directory contains replay data designed to simulate a natural data collection environment.It consists of three subsets: safe, performance, and shuffled. A detailed description of each dataset is provided in the Appendix of the paper.

The 'controlled' directory includes datasets collected using four distinct types of policies: safe-high, safe-medium, unsafe-high, and unsafe-medium. These datasets capture different safety and performance trade-offs. For further explanations of each dataset, please refer to the Appendix of the paper.

The 'stats' directory contains statistical information files summarizing all datasets within both the 'replay' and 'controlled' directories. These files report key statistics such as the mean return, mean cost, mean feasible return, and the number of trajectories, offering essential insights into the properties of each dataset.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5bk66
title: Data from: Detection of outlier loci and their utility for fisheries management

description: Genetics-based approaches have informed fisheries management for decades,
 yet remain challenging to implement within systems involving recently
 diverged stocks or where gene flow persists. In such cases, genetic
 markers exhibiting locus-specific (“outlier”) effects associated with
 divergent selection may provide promising alternatives to loci that
 reflect genome-wide (“neutral”) effects for guiding fisheries management.
 Okanagan Lake kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka), a fishery of conservation
 concern, exhibits two sympatric ecotypes adapted to different reproductive
 environments, however, previous research demonstrated the limited utility
 of neutral microsatellites for assigning individuals. Here, we
 investigated the efficacy of an outlier-based approach to fisheries
 management by screening &gt;11,000 expressed sequence tags for linked
 microsatellites and conducting genomic scans for kokanee sampled across
 seven spawning sites. We identified eight outliers among 52 polymorphic
 loci that detected ecotype-level divergence, whereas there was no evidence
 of divergence at neutral loci. Outlier loci exhibited the highest
 self-assignment accuracy to ecotype (92.1%), substantially outperforming
 44 neutral loci (71.8%). Results were robust among-sampling years, with
 assignment and mixed composition estimates for individuals sampled in 2010
 mirroring baseline results. Overall, outlier loci constitute promising
 alternatives for informing fisheries management involving recently
 diverged stocks, with potential applications for designating management
 units across a broad range of taxa.
description: Okanagan_Lake_kokanee_microsatellite_dataLength, in base-pairs, of alleles at up to 52 EST-linked and non-EST-linked microsatellite loci in 164 individual kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) sampled at seven spawning sites across Okanagan Lake, British Columbia over two sampling years (2007 and 2010). File in GenAlEx format with missing data coded as 0. Data collected with funds from NSERC, Habitat Conservation Trust Fund and Northwest Scientific Association.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v23r2
title: Data from: Asymmetric introgression in a spotted salamander hybrid zone

description: Before the establishment of reproductive isolation, deeply diverged
 intraspecific lineages can experience complex genetic and behavioral
 interactions as they come into secondary contact. Divergent selective and
 demographic processes mediate gene flow among lineages, resulting in
 hybrid zones with complex biogeographic structure. Discordance in the
 biogeographic patterns of autosomal and maternally inherited loci provides
 a useful window to infer the processes mediating admixture and
 introgression across hybrid zones. Here, we sampled 489 genotypes across a
 hybrid zone between 2 phylogeographic lineages of the spotted salamander,
 Ambystoma maculatum, and characterize discordant patterns of nuclear and
 mitochondrial introgression across the contact boundary. Our results
 indicate asymmetric introgression of nuclear DNA beyond the contact
 boundary from the western to eastern lineage, with introgression of
 eastern mitochondrial DNA into the western lineage. We discuss alternative
 mechanisms for this pattern and attribute this result to neutral patterns
 of population expansion of the western lineage into the east in
 combination with female mate choice for larger-bodied western males. Our
 results underscore the complexity of interacting mechanisms that give rise
 to reproductive asymmetries in the earliest stages of the speciation
 process.
description: Amac_ILMO_DryadExcel spreadsheet with haplotype and genotype scores for 489 field-collected Ambystoma maculatum embryos across one mitochondrial and seven microsatellite loci. Sample ID's, population names, and names of loci are given as column headings.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4n2th
title: Data from: Maternal allocation in eggs when counting on helpers in a cooperatively breeding bird

description: For cooperatively breeding birds, it has been proposed that breeders
 should reduce their investment in eggs when they count on helpers, because
 this can be compensated for by helpers provisioning of nestlings. Data
 from some species have supported this prediction, but this is not the case
 in others. It has also been proposed that mothers should not reduce but
 rather increase investment if the presence of helpers enhances the
 reproductive value of offspring, a pattern that might also influence egg
 production as long as helpers are predictable for laying females. Here, we
 studied maternal expenditure in eggs and clutches in the Iberian magpie,
 to see whether mothers reduce their expenditure at the egg stage in the
 presence of helpers. Our results show that investment in clutches varied
 depending on the year, date in the season and age of the mother, but there
 were no reductions in maternal expenditure per individual egg when they
 counted on helpers. On the contrary, a pattern emerged in the opposite
 direction of more investment in eggs associated with the future presence
 of helpers at the nestling stage. Our data suggest that the predictability
 of helpers, along with the type of benefits accrued from the contribution
 of helpers, may be crucial to understanding the reaction of mothers at egg
 production.
description: JAV-01020.R2Data used in the article
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m466p
title: Data from: Aggressive behaviours track transitions in seasonal phenotypes of female Siberian hamsters

description: Seasonally breeding animals exhibit profound physiological and behavioural
 responses to changes in ambient day length (photoperiod), including
 changes in reproductive function and territorial aggression. Species where
 aggression persists when gonads are regressed and circulating levels of
 gonadal hormones are low, such as Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
 and song sparrows (Melospiza melodia), challenge the well-established
 framework that gonadal hormones are important mediators of aggression. A
 solution to this apparent paradox is that a season-specific increase in
 sensitivity to hormones in brain areas associated with aggression offsets
 low levels of gonadal hormones during periods of reproductive quiescence.
 To test this hypothesis, we manipulated photoperiod to induce natural
 fluctuations in seasonal phenotype across multiple stages of the annual
 reproductive cycle in female Siberian hamsters that display increased
 aggression during short-day reproductive quiescence, suggesting that
 behaviour persists independent of gonadal steroids. Females were housed in
 long “summer” days or short “winter” days for 10, 24 or 30 weeks to
 capture gonadal regression, transition back to a reproductively functional
 state and full gonadal recrudescence, respectively. Long-day animals
 maintained reproductive functionality and displayed low aggression across
 all time points. By week 10, short-day reproductively responsive females
 underwent gonadal regression and displayed increased aggression;
 non-responsive animals showed no such changes. At week 24, animals were in
 a transitional period and displayed an intermediate phenotype with respect
 to reproduction and aggression. By week 30, short-day females were fully
 recrudesced and returned to long-day-like levels of aggression. Consistent
 with our hypothesis, gonadally regressed females displayed decreases in
 17β-oestradiol (oestradiol) levels, but site-specific increases in the
 abundance of brain oestrogen receptor-alpha (ERα) in regions associated
 with aggression, but not reproduction. Increased site-specific ERα may
 function as a compensatory mechanism to allow increased responsiveness to
 oestradiol in regulating aggression in lieu of high circulating
 concentrations of hormones. Collectively, these results broaden our
 understanding of how breeding phenology maps onto social behaviour and the
 mechanisms that have evolved to coordinate behaviours that occur in
 non-breeding contexts.
description: Rendon et al. - FE -
 Seasonal phenotypes and aggression dataTab 1 - Reproductive
 physiology, estradiol concentrations, aggression data; Tab 2 - neural
 estrogen receptor alpha countsRendon et al. Seasonal
 phenotypes and aggression data.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t0c3s
title: Data from: A test of genetic models for the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour

description: The evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) has
 received increasing attention because it is perceived to be an
 evolutionary paradox. The genetic basis of SSB is almost wholly unknown in
 non-human animals, though this is key to understanding its persistence.
 Recent theoretical work has yielded broadly applicable predictions centred
 on two genetic models for SSB: overdominance and sexual antagonism. Using
 Drosophila melanogaster, we assayed natural genetic variation for male SSB
 and empirically tested predictions about the mode of inheritance and
 fitness consequences of alleles influencing its expression. We screened 50
 inbred lines derived from a wild population for male–male courtship and
 copulation behaviour, and examined crosses between the lines for evidence
 of overdominance and antagonistic fecundity selection. Consistent
 variation among lines revealed heritable genetic variation for SSB, but
 the nature of the genetic variation was complex. Phenotypic and fitness
 variation was consistent with expectations under overdominance, although
 predictions of the sexual antagonism model were also supported. We found
 an unexpected and strong paternal effect on the expression of SSB,
 suggesting possible Y-linkage of the trait. Our results inform
 evolutionary genetic mechanisms that might maintain low but persistently
 observed levels of male SSB in D. melanogaster, but highlight a need for
 broader taxonomic representation in studies of its evolutionary causes.
description: Hoskins et al. (Data for
 Validation)SSB for original +
 validation of 8 RAL linesHoskins et al. (Data for
 All Lines)SSB data for all
 screened lines, original + validationHoskins et al. (Data for
 Behaviour Diallel)SSB data from diallel
 crossesHoskins et al. (Data for
 Fecundity)Fecundity data from
 diallel crosses
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8nc6v
title: Data from: Extreme genetic mixing within colonies of the wood-dwelling termite Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)

description: The existence of altruism in social insects is commonly attributed to
 altruistic individuals gaining indirect fitness through kin selection.
 However, recent studies suggest that such individuals might also gain
 direct fitness through reproduction. Experimental studies on primitive
 wood-dwelling termites revealed that colony fusion often causes the death
 of primary reproductives (queen and king), allowing opportunities for
 workers to inherit the nest by developing into replacement reproductives
 (neotenics). Therefore, colony fusion has been proposed as an important
 factor that may have favoured sociality in termites. However, whether
 colony fusion occurs frequently in natural populations of wood-dwelling
 termites remains an open question. We analysed eleven colonies of the
 wood-dwelling termite Kalotermes flavicollis (Kalotermitidae), using two
 mitochondrial and five nuclear microsatellite markers. Nine of eleven
 colonies (82%) were mixed families, with offspring of three or more
 primary reproductives. To our knowledge, this result represents the
 highest frequency of mixed-family colonies ever reported in termites.
 Moreover, genetic mixing of colonies appeared extreme in two ways. First,
 the number of haplotypes per colony was exceptionally high (up to nine),
 indicating that colonies were composed of multiple queens' offspring.
 Second, some mixed-family colonies included individuals belonging to two
 highly divergent genetic lineages. F-statistics and relatedness values
 suggest that mixed-family colonies most likely result from colony fusion,
 giving support to the accelerated nest inheritance theory. These findings
 raise important questions about the mode of foundation of mixed-family
 colonies and the evolutionary forces that maintain them within
 populations.
description: Kflavicollis_msat_data+mtDNA_haploMicrosatellite dataset for the 11 colonies of Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera:Kalotermitidae) + corresponding mitochondrial DNA haplotypesKflavicollis_CR_datasetnexus file with Control Region (CR) haplotypes of Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)Kflavicollis COI_tRNA-Leu_COII_datasetnexus file with Cytochrome Oxidase I/tRNA-Leucine/Cytochrome Oxidase II haplotypes of Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)