cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9k5sn
title: Data from: Sexual size dimorphism is not associated with the evolution of parental care in frogs

description: Sex differences in parental care are thought to arise from differential
 selection on the sexes. Sexual dimorphism, including sexual size
 dimorphism (SSD), is often used as a proxy for sexual selection on males.
 Some studies have found an association between male-biased SSD (i.e.,
 males larger than females) and the loss of paternal care. While the
 relationship between sexual selection on males and parental care evolution
 has been studied extensively, the relationship between female-biased SSD
 (i.e., females larger than males) and the evolution of parental care has
 received very little attention. Thus, we have little knowledge of whether
 female-biased SSD coevolves with parental care. In species displaying
 female-biased SSD, we might expect dimorphism to be associated with the
 evolution of paternal care or perhaps the loss of maternal care. Here,
 drawing on data for 99 extant frog species, we use comparative methods to
 evaluate how parental care and female-biased SSD have evolved over time.
 Generally, we find no significant correlation between the evolution of
 parental care and female-biased SSD in frogs. This suggests that
 differential selection on body size between the sexes is unlikely to have
 driven the evolution of parental care in these clades and questions
 whether we should expect sexual dimorphism to exhibit a general
 relationship with the evolution of sex differences in parental care.
description: Parental care and body
 size dataThis data set has been
 compiled from online sources, scholarly articles, books and other literary
 sources. The file includes species names, whether or not they provide
 parental care, which type of care they provide, and male and female body
 length (snout to vent: SVL) in millimeters. Data points are referenced and
 references can be found below the data set.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.qajnnc
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 144 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 "and" : [
 "BasisOfRecord is Human Observation",
 "Country is one of (Chinese Taipei, China)",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "HasGeospatialIssue is false",
 "TaxonKey is Bretschneidera sinensis"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 144 records from 2 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0001281-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9n741
title: Data from: Microbiome affects egg carotenoid investment, nestling development and adult oxidative costs of reproduction in Great tits

description: 1. Parasites influence allocation trade-offs between reproduction and
 self-maintenance and consequently shape host life-history traits. The host
 microbiome includes pathogenic and commensal micro-organisms that are
 remarkable in their diversity and ubiquity. However, experimental studies
 investigating whether the microbiome shapes host reproduction are still
 lacking. 2. In this study, we tested whether the microbiome affects three
 important components of bird reproduction, namely (i) the maternal
 transfer of anti-microbial compounds to the eggs, (ii) the development of
 nestlings and (iii) the trade-off between reproduction and
 self-maintenance, here measured by the oxidative costs of reproduction. 3.
 We experimentally modified the microbiome of wild breeding Great tits
 (Parus major) by spraying nests with liquid solution that either favoured
 or inhibited bacterial growth compared to a control. These treatments
 modified the bacterial communities in the nests and on adult feathers. 4.
 We found that females from the treatment that decreased bacterial
 densities in the nests laid eggs with less carotenoids than females from
 the control, while we found no significant effect of increasing bacterial
 densities and modifying community composition compared to the control.
 Nestlings exposed to decreased bacterial densities grew faster and had
 longer tarsus length at fledging. Moreover, our analyses revealed that the
 relationship between investment in reproduction and oxidative damage was
 affected by the treatments. Adults raising larger clutches suffered higher
 oxidative damage in control nests, whereas this oxidative cost of
 reproduction was not detected when we modified bird microbiome. 5. Our
 study provides experimental evidence for an effect of the microbiome on
 egg carotenoid investment, nestling development and oxidative cost of
 reproduction and thus highlights the major effect that the microbiome may
 have on the evolution of host life-history strategies.
description: Data_eggcontentData on carotenoids, lysozymes and ovotransferrin in eggsData_nestlingsData on nestling growth, condition at fledging and immunityData_oxiData on adult oxidative damage in relation to clutch size
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7727rc0
title: Data from: Larger fragments have more late-successional species of woody plants than smaller fragments after 50 years of secondary succession

description: 1. Most fragmentation research focuses on the effects of carving up
 old-growth forests, but less is known about influences of habitat
 fragmentation on secondary succession in patches of regenerating forests.
 2. Working with forest dynamics on islands in a vast lake created by a
 hydroelectric dam in China (the Thousand Island Lake), we sampled 29
 islands that were cleared of forest during dam construction in 1959 and
 then underwent succession. Measurements taken in 2009-2010 and 2014-2015
 evaluated community assembly during succession, based on species
 diversity, functional traits and structural properties. 3. Forests on
 small islands remained at relatively early stages of compositional
 succession: species richness was low, and communities were dominated by
 early-successional species, with few animal-dispersed and shade-tolerant
 plants. However, these islands had accumulated similar aboveground biomass
 density to that on larger islands, mostly in the stems of a fast-growing
 pine species. Island size was the key driver of secondary succession in
 regenerating forest fragments, while isolation had comparatively little
 effect. Edge effects were important for species composition and functional
 composition. 4. Synthesis: Habitat fragmentation resulting from the
 creation of an artificial lake affected community assembly, with fewer
 late-successional species on smaller islands. Maintenance of large
 fragments is critical for the rapid succession of forests. Paradigms on
 habitat fragmentation effects drawn from old-growth forest studies are
 unlikely to hold in regenerating forest fragments. Restoration activities
 should consider landscape patterns to accelerate secondary succession of
 regenerating forests.
description: Thousand Island lake
 2009-2010 plot datasets
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tt84b23
title: Data from: Isotopic turnover rates and diet-tissue discrimination depend on feeding habits of freshwater snails

description: Estimates of animal diets and trophic structure using stable isotope
 analysis are strongly affected by diet-tissue discrimination and tissue
 turnover rates, yet these factors are often unknown for consumers because
 they must be measured using controlled-feeding studies. Furthermore, these
 parameters may be influenced by diet quality, growth, and other factors.
 We measured the effect of dietary protein content on diet-tissue
 discrimination and tissue turnover in three freshwater snail species. We
 fed lettuce to individually housed snails (n = 450 per species) for ten
 weeks, then half were switched to a high-protein diet. Isotopic values of
 muscle and gonad tissue were assessed at 48 and 80 days post-diet change.
 Snail discrimination factors varied by diet (low-protein &gt;
 high-protein) and usually differed among species for both N and C,
 although species had similar carbon discrimination when fed the
 low-protein diet. Carbon turnover rates were similar among species for a
 given tissue type, but nitrogen turnover varied more among species. In
 addition, diet affected growth of species differently; some species grew
 larger on high-protein (H. trivolvis) while others grew larger on
 low-protein diet (Lymnaea spp.). These differences among species in growth
 influenced turnover rates, which were faster in the species with the
 highest growth rate following the diet switch from low to high-protein.
 Thus, growth is one of the main processes that affects tissue turnover,
 but growth and feeding preference did not affect diet-tissue
 discrimination, which was greater on low-protein than high-protein diets
 for all species regardless of growth performance. These results suggest
 that diet might influence two key parameters of stable isotope analysis
 differently.
description: Li et al. Supplemental
 DataThis data file contains
 stable isotope data for 3 species of freshwater snails fed 2 different
 diets. Each replicate is a pool of 10 snails. Two tissue types (muscle and
 gonad) were sampled on different days. Shell length represents the mean
 shell length of the 10 snails in each replicate.Li_et_al_Supplemental_Data_Isotopic_turnover_rates_and_diet-tissue_discrimination_depend_on_feeding_habits_of_freshwater_snails.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.ps00rd5
title: Data from: Developmental venous anomaly in diffuse glioma adult patients: a clinically relevant coexistence?

description: Objective: To determine the prevalence of developmental venous anomaly in
 diffuse glioma adult patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective
 cohort study (2010-2016) of consecutive adult patients harboring a
 supratentorial diffuse glioma in two centers: Sainte-Anne Hospital
 (experimental and control sets), and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (external
 validation set). We included 219 diffuse glioma patients (experimental
 set), 252 brain metastasis patients (control set), and 200 diffuse glioma
 patients (validation set). The inclusion criteria were: age ≥18 years at
 diagnosis, histopathological diagnosis of diffuse glioma according to the
 2016 World Health Organization classification of tumors of the central
 nervous system, surgery as first-line treatment without previous
 oncological treatment, available pre-surgical MRI performed with similar
 acquisition protocol, and absence of a nodular-like or a ring-like pattern
 of contrast enhancement on MRI that may preclude the identification of a
 possible developmental venous anomaly within the glioma. Results: We found
 more developmental venous anomaly in the experimental set (21.5%) than in
 the control set (5.2%; p&lt;0.001). Similarly, we found more
 developmental venous anomaly in the validation set (23.5%) than in the
 control set (5.2%; p&lt;0.001). There was no difference of the
 developmental venous anomaly prevalence between experimental and
 validation sets. The developmental venous anomalies distribution was not
 significantly associated with histopathological, molecular or imaging
 findings of the diffuse gliomas. Conclusions: We report and replicate in
 an external cohort a high prevalence of developmental venous anomaly in
 diffuse glioma adult patients, which suggests a potential underlying
 common predisposition or a causal relationship that will require deeper
 investigations.
description: DRYAD_Supp_Table_1_Glioma_DVA_Neurology_13072018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5cj0ms6
title: Data from: Competitive Indices in cereal and legume mixtures in a South Asian environment

description: The assessment of competitive performance of mixture components is
 important for maximizing benefits of intercropping systems. This field
 study tested binary mixtures of two cereals (sorghum and pearl millet) and
 three forage legumes (cowpea, cluster bean and soybean), along with their
 sole crops on competitive indices. Sorghum-cowpea binary mixture resulted
 in a lower green forage yield of sorghum and cowpea by 9% and 36%
 respectively, but overall biomass production was increased by 30% and 117%
 compared to their sole crop equivalents. Partial land equivalent ratios
 (LER) of all component crops were higher than 0.50, indicating better land
 use efficiency, except of soybean in binary mixtures with cowpea and
 cluster bean. However, the highest LER was of sorghum-cowpea (1.55),
 followed by sorghum-soybean (1.48) and pearl millet-soybean (1.48) binary
 mixtures. Pearl millet dominated sorghum and all legumes, while cowpea
 remained a superior competitor among legumes as per aggressivity value
 index. The highest crowding ratio was exhibited by pearl millet in binary
 mixture with cluster bean indicating its higher competitive ability
 incomparison to other mixture components. Observed yield loss data
 indicated that pearl millet was the most resistant crop to yield loss in
 all binary mixtures, while soybean had the highest yield reduction. In a
 short term, the highest area-time equivalent ratio for sorghum-cowpea
 binary mixture indicated the maximum advantage for this binary mixture
 compared to other binary mixtures.
description: mixxed cropp-agronomy
 journalData for statistical
 analyses
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.s448n5d
title: Data from: Richards’s equation and nonlinear mixed models applied to avian growth: why use them?

description: Postnatal growth is an important life-history trait that varies widely
 across avian species, and several equations with a sigmoidal shape have
 been used to model it. Classical three-parameter models have an inflection
 point fixed at a percentage of the upper asymptote which could be an
 unrealistic assumption generating biased fits. The Richards model emerged
 as an interesting alternative because it includes an extra parameter that
 determines the location of the inflection point which can move freely
 along the growth curve. Recently, nonlinear mixed models (NLMM) have been
 used in modeling avian growth because these models can deal with a lack of
 independence among data as typically occurs with multiple measurements on
 the same individual or on groups of related individuals. Here, we
 evaluated the usefulness of von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, logistic, U4 and
 Richards’s equations modeling chick growth in the Imperial Shag
 (Phalacrocorax atriceps). We modelled growth in commonly used
 morphological traits, including body mass, bill length, head length and
 tarsus length, and compared the performance of models by using NLMM.
 Estimated adult size, age at maximum growth and maximum growth rates
 markedly differed across models. Overall, the most consistent performance
 in estimated adult size was obtained by the Richards model that showed
 deviations from mean adult size within 5%. Based on AICc values, the
 Richards equation was the best model for all traits analyzed. For tarsus
 length, both Richards and U4 models provided indistinguishable fits
 because the relative inflection value estimated from the Richards model
 was very close to that assumed by the U4 model. Our results highlight the
 bias incurred by three-parameter models when the assumed inflection
 placement deviates from that derived from data. Thus, the application of
 the Richards equation using the NLMM framework represents a flexible and
 powerful tool for the analysis of avian growth.
description: Morphological
 measurements of female chicks of the Imperial ShagMorphological
 measurements of female chicks of the Imperial Shag collected at Punta León
 (43º05´S, 64º30´W), Chubut, Argentina, from November to December 2015. ID:
 chick identity, BillLength: bill length (mm), HeadLength: head length
 (mm), TarsusLength: tarsus length (mm), BodyMass: body mass (g), and t:
 age of the female chicks when measured (in days).RGM_data.xlsx
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18382497
title: Empowering Bio-Reservoir Computing: Dynamic and Structural Enhancements for Superior Spatiotemporal Pattern Recognition

description: Code and Data for the Manuscript.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.2vh04
title: Data from: Multiple paternity in the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, from urban slums in Salvador, Brazil

description: The Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, is one of the most important pest
 species globally and the main reservoir of leptospires causing human
 leptospirosis in the urban slums of tropical regions. Rodent control is a
 frequent strategy in those settings to prevent the disease but rapid
 growth from residual populations and immigration limit the long-term
 effectiveness of interventions. To characterize the breeding ecology of R.
 norvegicus and provide needed information for the level of genetic mixing,
 which can help identify inter-connected eradication units, we estimated
 the occurrence of multiple paternity, distances between mothers and sires,
 and inbreeding in rats from urban slum habitat in Salvador, Brazil. We
 genotyped 9 pregnant females, their 66 offspring, and 371 males at 16
 microsatellite loci. Multiple paternity was observed in 22% (2/9) of the
 study litters. Of the 12 sires that contributed to the 9 litters, we
 identified 5 (42%) of those sires among our genotyped males. Related males
 were captured in close proximity to pregnant females (the mean
 inter-parent trapping distance per litter was 70 m, ±58 m SD). Levels of
 relatedness between mother–sire pairs were higher than expected and
 significantly higher than relatedness between all females and non-sire
 males. Our findings indicate multiple paternity is common, inbreeding is
 apparent, and that mother–sire dyads occur in close proximity within the
 study area. This information is relevant to improve the spatial definition
 of the eradication units that may enhance the effectiveness of rodent
 management programs aimed at preventing human leptospirosis. High levels
 of inbreeding may also be a sign that eradication efforts are successful.
description: Allele data for 16 loci
 for all individualsExcel file with
 individuals in rows and locus alleles in columnsAll loci_Allele
 Reports.xlsx
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18382353
title: Empowering Bio-Reservoir Computing: Dynamic and Structural Enhancements for Superior Spatiotemporal Pattern Recognition

description: Code and Data for the Manuscript.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.83rv1
title: Data from: Long-term and trans-generational effects of neonatal experience on sheep behaviour

description: Early life experiences can have profound long-term, and sometimes
 trans-generational, effects on individual phenotypes. However, there is a
 relative paucity of knowledge about effects on pain sensitivity, even
 though these may impact on an individual's health and welfare,
 particularly in farm animals exposed to painful husbandry procedures.
 Here, we tested in sheep whether neonatal painful and non-painful
 challenges can alter pain sensitivity in adult life, and also in the next
 generation. Ewes exposed to tail-docking or a simulated mild infection
 (lipopolysaccharide (LPS)) on days 3–4 of life showed higher levels of
 pain-related behaviour when giving birth as adults compared with control
 animals. LPS-treated ewes also gave birth to lambs who showed decreased
 pain sensitivity in standardized tests during days 2–3 of life. Our
 results demonstrate long-term and trans-generational effects of neonatal
 experience on pain responses in a commercially important species and
 suggest that variations in early life management can have important
 implications for animal health and welfare.
description: Data for Clark et al.
 (2014) Biology Letters - early experience affects pain
 responsesData referred to in
 Clark et al. (2014). Long-term and trans-generational effects of neonatal
 experience on sheep behaviour. Biology Letters. Data column headings
 should be self-explanatory, especially with reference to the
 paper.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4t7h2
title: Data from: Validating methods for estimating endocranial volume in individual red deer (Cervus elaphus)

description: Comparing brain sizes is a key method in comparative cognition and
 evolution. Brain sizes are commonly validated by interspecific comparisons
 involving animals of varying size, which does not provide a realistic
 index of their accuracy for intraspecific comparisons. Intraspecific
 validation of methods for measuring brain size should include animals of
 the same age and sex to ensure that individual differences can be detected
 in animals of similar size. In this study we compare three methods of
 measuring the endocranial volume of 33 red deer skulls to investigate the
 accuracy of each method. Methods for estimating endocranial volume
 included scanning each skull using computerised tomography (CT) and
 quantifying the volume with OsiriX software, filling the cranium with
 glass beads and measuring the bead volume, and linear measurements
 (length, width, and height) of the cranium using calipers. CT scan volumes
 were highly correlated with results from the bead method, but only
 moderately correlated with the linear method. This study illustrates the
 importance of validating intraspecies measurement methods, which allows
 for the accurate interpretation of results.
description: Red deer endocranial
 volume measurementsEndocranial volume data
 were collected on 33 red deer (Cervus elaphus) skulls using four different
 methods: 1) CT scanning and calculating the endocranial volume with OsiriX
 software, 2) pouring beads into the skull and measuring their volume in a
 graduated cylinder, 3) taking linear measurements (length, width, and
 height of the brain case) using calipers, and 4) entering the skull width
 into an equation developed by Finarelli (2011) for estimating brain
 volume.RedDeerEndocranialVolume.pdf
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1985
title: Data from: Low demographic variability in wild primate populations: fitness impacts of variation, covariation, and serial correlation in vital rates

description: In a stochastic environment, long-term fitness can be influenced by
 variation, covariation, and serial correlation in vital rates (survival
 and fertility). Yet no study of an animal population has parsed the
 contributions of these three aspects of variability to long-term fitness.
 We do so using a unique database that includes complete life history
 information for wild-living individuals of seven primate species that have
 been the subjects of long-term (22 to 45 year) behavioral studies.
 Overall, the estimated levels of vital rate variation had only minor
 effects on long-term fitness, and the effects of vital rate covariation
 and serial correlation were even weaker. To explore why, we compared
 estimated variances of adult survival in primates to values for other
 vertebrates in the literature, and found that adult survival is
 significantly less variable in primates than in the other vertebrates.
 Finally, we tested the prediction that adult survival, because it more
 strongly influences fitness in a constant environment, will be less
 variable than newborn survival, and found only mixed support for the
 prediction. Our results suggest that wild primates may be buffered against
 detrimental fitness effects of environmental stochasticity by their highly
 developed cognitive abilities, social networks, and broad, flexible diets.
description: multiyear vital rates
 for seven primates