cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6235783
title: Data from: Great spotted cuckoo disregard information on conspecific breeding success while parasitizing magpie

description: The study of mechanisms underlying host selection by brood parasites
 usually lays on selection by parasites of host traits that inform on host
 parental abilities or location. However, brood parasites might use
 information extracted from past reproductive performance of either their
 hosts or themselves, a possibility almost neglected. In this study, we use
 a long-term data set to analyse whether the probability of parasitism by
 great spotted cuckoos (Clamator glandarius) of a magpie (Pica pica) nest
 in a given year is related with the reproductive outcome of any of the two
 species in the surroundings of that nest the previous year. We found that
 probability of parasitism for a nest in a year was explained by previous
 year cuckoo reproductive outcome and parasitism rate in the area
 surrounding the focal nest, but not by host reproductive outcome. To
 discern between the effect of parasitism rate and that of parasite
 reproductive success on parasite choices we carried out an experiment
 modifying the natural correlation found between parasitism status and host
 and parasite success in the patches. The results showed that neither host
 nor cuckoo reproductive outcome in a patch after the experiment explained
 probability of parasitism the following year. Only parasitism rate in the
 surroundings of a nest before the experiment explained probability of
 parasitism for this nest in the following year. Hence, these results
 indicate that great spotted cuckoos disregard social information related
 to past parasitism outcome, probably because parasitism outcome is tightly
 correlated with parasitism itself.
description: Correlational_studyThis file contains all the variables used to analyze whether the status of parasitism of a nest in a given year t depends on (host or parasite) fledgling production or patch parasitism rate in the surroundings of that nest in the previous year t-1.Experimental_studyThis file contains all the variables to analyze whether the probability of parasitism of a nest in year t was related to the status of parasitism of nests in the patch before to carry out an experiment of modification of host and parasite reproductive success in year t-1, or to host and parasite fledgling rate in the patch after the experiment in year t-1.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6dc86
title: Data from: Phenotypic plasticity in female mate choice behavior is mediated by an interaction of direct and indirect genetic effects in Drosophila melanogaster

description: Female mate choice is a complex decision-making process that involves many
 context-dependent factors. In Drosophila melanogaster, a model species for
 the study of sexual selection, indirect genetic effects (IGEs) of general
 social interactions can influence female mate choice behaviors, but the
 potential impacts of IGEs associated with mating experiences are poorly
 understood. Here, we examined whether the IGEs associated with a previous
 mating experience had an effect on subsequent female mate choice behaviors
 and quantified the degree of additive genetic variation associated with
 this effect. Females from 21 different genetic backgrounds were housed
 with males from one of two distinct genetic backgrounds for either a short
 (3 hr) or long (48 hr) exposure period and their subsequent mate choice
 behaviors were scored. We found that the genetic identity of a previous
 mate significantly influenced a female's subsequent interest in males
 and preference of males. Additionally, a hemiclonal analysis revealed
 significant additive genetic variation associated with
 experience-dependent mate choice behaviors, indicating a
 genotype-by-environment interaction for both of these parameters. We
 discuss the significance of these results with regard to the evolution of
 plasticity in female mate choice behaviors and the maintenance of
 variation in harmful male traits.
description: Filice_Long_DryadThis file contains data collected from individual hemiclonal female fruit flies that were housed with males from either a "high-harm" or "low-harm" phenotype line, for either a "short" or a long period of time. The number of frames that each individual female spent on the control sub-chamber, the "low-harm" sub-chamber, the "high-harm" sub-chamber, the "food" sub-chamber or eleswhere in the arena ("none") are recorded.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.vb188
title: Data from: Leaf hydraulic parameters are more plastic in species that experience a wider range of leaf water potentials

description: 1. Many plant species experience large differences in soil moisture
 availability within a season, potentially leading to a wide range of leaf
 water potentials (ΨLEAF). In order to decrease the risk of leaf
 dehydration, among species, there is a continuum ranging from strict
 control (isohydry) to little control (anisohydry) of minimum ΨLEAF. 2. In
 central Texas USA, species are exposed to a range of soil moisture from
 wet springs to hot, dry summers. There are diverging water management
 strategies among the four dominant woody species in this system; two of
 these species are more isohydric (Prosopis glandulosa, Quercus fusiformis)
 while two others are more anisohydric (Diospyros texana, Juniperus
 asheii). 3. To maintain leaf turgor and photosynthesis during periods of
 limited soil moisture, anisohydric species may adjust leaf hydraulic
 parameters more than isohydric species. To test this hypothesis, we
 quantified iso/anisohydry from three years of ΨLEAF predawn and midday
 measurements, and we measured the changes in turgor loss points (ΨTLP),
 osmotic potential at full hydration (Ψπ100), and resistance to leaf
 hydraulic dysfunction (leaf P50) throughout the spring and summer of 2016.
 4. Diospyros and Juniperus experienced more negative ΨLEAF and adjusted
 ΨTLP and Ψπ100 in response to both drying soils during the summer also in
 response to rainfaill events during September. In contrast, the more
 isohydric species (Quercus and Prosopis) did not appear to adjust ΨTLP or
 Ψπ100 in response to soil moisture. The more anisohydric species also
 adjusted leaf P50 during periods of reduced soil moisture. 5. Our results
 suggest that species that experience wider ranges of ΨLEAF have a greater
 ability to alter leaf hydraulic properties. This provides insight on how
 species with different strategies for water potential regulation may
 modify properties to mitigate drought effects in the future.
description: Johnson et al. 2018
 Functional Ecol dataThis file contains all
 pressure-volume curve, leaf hydraulic vulnerability curve and water
 potential data used in this study.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.c9b2p
title: Data from: Parental thermal environment alters offspring sex ratio and fitness in an oviparous lizard

description: The environment experienced by parents can impact the phenotype of their
 offspring (parental effects), a critical component of organismal ecology
 and evolution in variable or changing environments. Although temperature
 is a central feature of the environment for ectotherms, its role in
 parental effects has been little explored until recently. Here, parental
 basking opportunity was manipulated in an oviparous lizard with
 temperature-dependent sex determination, the jacky dragon (Amphibolurus
 muricatus). Eggs were incubated at a temperature that typically produces a
 50:50 sex ratio, and hatchlings were reared in a standard thermal
 environment. Offspring of parents in short bask conditions appeared to
 have better fitness outcomes in captive conditions than those of parents
 in long bask conditions – they had greater growth and survival as a
 function of their mass. In addition, the sex of offspring (male or female)
 depended on the interaction between parental treatment and egg mass, and
 treatment impacted whether sons or daughters grew larger in their first
 season. The interactive effects of treatment on offspring sex and growth
 are consistent with adaptive explanations for the existence of
 temperature-dependent sex determination in this species. Moreover, the
 greater performance recorded in short bask offspring may represent an
 anticipatory parental effect to aid offspring in predicted conditions of
 restricted thermal opportunity. Together, these responses constitute a
 crucial component of the population response to spatial or temporal
 variation in temperature.
description: HatchlingDataHatchling phenotypic data presented according to parental basking treatmentFemaleDataReproductive success of females according to basking treatmentClutchDataClutch data according to basking treatment
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4vn11
title: Data from: Paradoxical escape responses by narwhals (Monodon monoceros)

description: Until recent declines in Arctic sea ice levels, narwhals (Monodon
 monoceros) have lived in relative isolation from human perturbation and
 sustained predation pressures. The resulting naïvety has made this
 cryptic, deep-diving cetacean highly susceptible to disturbance, although
 quantifiable effects have been lacking. We deployed a submersible,
 animal-borne electrocardiograph-accelerometer-depth recorder to monitor
 physiological and behavioral responses of East Greenland narwhals after
 release from net entanglement and stranding. Escaping narwhals displayed a
 paradoxical cardiovascular down-regulation (extreme bradycardia with heart
 rate ≤4 beats per minute) superimposed on exercise up-regulation (stroke
 frequency &gt;25 strokes per minute and energetic costs three to six
 times the resting rate of energy expenditure) that rapidly depleted
 onboard oxygen stores. We attribute this unusual reaction to opposing
 cardiovascular signals—from diving, exercise, and neurocognitive fear
 responses—that challenge physiological homeostasis.
description: Heart rate, stroke
 frequency, and energetic costs of diving narwhalsThis file contains three
 pages of data related to the physiology of adult narwhals during escape
 and post-escape dive periods. Page 1 compares heart rate/stroke frequency
 relationships for dives associated with different handling periods. Page 2
 includes data for minimum heart rate in relation to maximum dive depth.
 Page 3 provides data for the energetic cost of escape dives, post-escape
 dives, and transit swimming. Further details are provided in the
 manuscript text.Williams TM data table
 DRYAD.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.77nm5
title: Data from: Serum-free and xenobiotic-free preservation of cultured human limbal epithelial cells

description: Aim/Purpose of the Study: To develop a one-week storage method, without
 serum and xenobiotics, that would maintain cell viability, morphology, and
 phenotype of cultured human limbal epithelial sheets. Materials and
 Methods: Human limbal explants were cultured on intact human amniotic
 membranes for two weeks. The sheets were stored in a hermetically sealed
 container at 23°C in either a serum-free medium with selected animal
 serum-derived compounds (Quantum 286) or a xenobiotic-free medium (Minimal
 Essential Medium) for 4 and 7 days. Stored and non-stored cultures were
 analyzed for cell viability, amniotic membrane and epithelial sheet
 thickness, and a panel of immunohistochemical markers for immature cells
 (ΔNp63α, p63, Bmi-1, C/EBP∂, ABCG2 and K19), differentiated cells (K3 and
 Cx43), proliferation (PCNA), and apoptosis (Caspase-3). Results: The cell
 viability of the cultures was 98 ± 1% and remained high after storage.
 Mean central thickness of non-stored limbal epithelial sheets was 23 ± 3
 μm, and no substantial loss of cells was observed after storage. The
 non-stored epithelial sheets expressed a predominantly immature phenotype
 with ΔNp63α positivity of more than 3% in 9 of 13 cultures. After storage,
 the expression of ABCG2 and C/EBP∂ was reduced for the 7 day Quantum
 286-storage group; (P = 0.04), and Bmi-1 was reduced after 4 day Quantum
 286-storage; (P = 0.02). No other markers varied significantly. The
 expression of differentiation markers was unrelated to the thickness of
 the epithelia and amniotic membrane, apart from ABCG2, which correlated
 negatively with thickness of limbal epithelia (R = -0.69, P = 0.01) and
 ΔNp63α, which correlated negatively with amniotic membrane thickness (R =
 -0.59, P = 0.03). Conclusion: Limbal epithelial cells cultured from
 explants on amniotic membrane can be stored at 23°C in both serum-free and
 xenobiotic-free media, with sustained cell viability, ultrastructure, and
 ΔNp63α-positivity after both 4 and 7 days.
description: Supplementary Data
 FileThe file presents data
 underlying the analyses for an article called "Serum-free and
 Xenobiotic-free Preservation of Cultured Human Limbal Epithelial
 Cells" in preparation for publication in PlosOne. The file includes
 data on cell viability, epithelial and amniotic membrane thickness and
 expression of 11 different immunohistochemical markers (deltaNP63alpha,
 P63, Bmi1, C/ebpdelta, ABCG2, Connexin-43, Keratin-19, Keratin-3, PCNA,
 Caspase-3).Supplementary_Data_File_for_Dryad.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k6k2g1q
title: Data from: Convergence in reduced body size, head size, and blood glucose in three island reptiles

description: Many oceanic islands harbor diverse species that differ markedly from
 their mainland relatives with respect to morphology, behaviour, and
 physiology. A particularly common morphological change exhibited by a wide
 range of species on islands worldwide involves either a reduction in body
 size, termed island dwarfism, or an increase in body size, termed island
 gigantism. While numerous instances of dwarfism and gigantism have been
 well documented, documentation of other morphological changes on islands
 remains limited. Furthermore, we lack a basic understanding of the
 physiological mechanisms that underlie these changes, and whether they are
 convergent. A major hypothesis for the repeated evolution of dwarfism
 posits selection for smaller, more efficient body sizes in the context of
 low resource availability. Under this hypothesis we would expect the
 physiological mechanisms known to be downregulated in model organisms
 exhibiting small body sizes due to dietary restriction or artificial
 selection would also be downregulated in wild species exhibiting dwarfism
 on islands. We measured body size, relative head size, and circulating
 blood glucose in three species of reptiles—two snakes and one lizard—in
 the California Channel Islands relative to mainland populations. Collating
 data from six years of study, we found that relative to mainland
 population the island populations had smaller body size (i.e. island
 dwarfism), smaller head sizes relative to body size, and lower levels of
 blood glucose, though with some variation by sex and year. These findings
 suggest that the island populations of these three species have
 independently evolved convergent physiological changes (lower glucose
 set-point) corresponding to convergent changes in morphology that are
 consistent with a scenario of reduced resource availability and/or changes
 in prey size on the islands. This provides a powerful system to further
 investigate ecological, physiological, and genetic variables to elucidate
 the mechanisms underlying convergent changes in life history on islands.
description: coluber
 dryadColuber constrictor
 island dwarfism dataelgaria
 dryadElgaria multicarinata
 island dwarfism datapituophis
 dryadPituophis catenifer
 island dwarfism data
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qg2rk
title: Data from: Sexual selection against natural hybrids may contribute to reinforcement in a house mouse hybrid zone

description: Sexual selection may hinder gene flow across contact zones when hybrid
 recognition signals are discriminated against. We tested this hypothesis
 in a unimodal hybrid zone between Mus musculus musculus and Mus musculus
 domesticus where a pattern of reinforcement was described and lower hybrid
 fitness documented. We presented mice from the border of the hybrid zone
 with a choice between opposite sex urine from the same subspecies versus
 hybrids sampled in different locations across the zone. While no
 preference was evidenced in domesticus mice, musculus males discriminated
 in favour of musculus signals and against hybrid signals. Remarkably, the
 pattern of hybrid unattractiveness did not vary across the hybrid zone.
 Moreover, allopatric populations tested in the same conditions did not
 discriminate against hybrid signals, indicating character displacement for
 signal perception or preference. Finally, habituation–discrimination tests
 assessing similarities between signals pointed out that hybrid signals
 differed from the parental ones. Overall, our results suggest that
 perception of hybrids as unattractive has evolved in border populations of
 musculus after the secondary contact with domesticus. We discuss the
 mechanisms involved in hybrid unattractiveness, and the potential impact
 of asymmetric sexual selection on the hybrid zone dynamics and gene flow
 between the two subspecies.
description: 131120 choice test
 dataBehavioural data of
 simultaneous choice tests between two urinary stimuli at the end of the
 branches of a Y maze. Data are time spent (in seconds) in the neutral
 part, on each branch, and in contact with each stimulus, recorded in
 laboratory with the Observer 5.0 software. Information about the tested
 mice and the stimuli are present, as well as references to the sections of
 the article referring to each test.Habituation-Discrimination/Generalisation testsBehavioural data of discrimination tests between two urinary stimuli placed on two sides of a box, after habituation to an other urinary stimulus. Data are time spent (in seconds) in contact with each stimulus, recorded in laboratory with the Observer 5.0 software. Information about the tested mice and the stimuli are present, as well as references to the sections of the article referring to each test.131120 habituation discrimination data.ods
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.53c84
title: Data from: Multimodal signals: ultraviolet reflectance and chemical cues in stomatopod agonistic encounters

description: Complex signals are commonly used during intraspecific contests over
 resources to assess an opponent's fighting ability and/or aggressive
 state. Stomatopod crustaceans may use complex signals when competing
 aggressively for refuges. Before physical attacks, stomatopods assess
 their opponents using chemical cues and perform threat displays showing a
 coloured patch, the meral spot. In some species, this spot reflects UV.
 However, despite their complex visual system with up to 20 photoreceptor
 classes, we do not know if stomatopods use chromatic or achromatic signals
 in contests. In a field study, we found that Neogonodactylus oerstedii
 meral spot luminance varies with sex, habitat and, more weakly, body
 length. Next, we conducted an experimental manipulation which demonstrated
 that both chemical cues and chromatic signals are used during contests. In
 the absence of chemical cues, stomatopods approached an occupied refuge
 more quickly and performed offensive behaviours at a lower rate. When UV
 reflectance was absent, stomatopods performed offensive behaviours more
 frequently and contest duration trended towards shorter fights. These
 results provide new evidence that UV reflectance and/or visible spectrum
 luminance is used to amplify threat displays. Our results are the first to
 demonstrate that chemical and chromatic cues comprise a multimodal signal
 in stomatopod contests.
description: behav_datasetfieldstudy_datasetreflectance _dataset
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5jp7k
title: Data from: Information content is more important than sensory system or physical distance in guiding the long-term evolutionary relationships between signaling modalities in Sceloporus lizards

description: Long-term signal evolution is shaped by a variety of selective pressures
 including the need to convey additional information or to improve message
 transfer to specific receivers or through multiple environments. Here, we
 test the relative importance of information and sensory modality in
 shaping the long-term evolution of multimodal signals in Sceloporus
 lizards. To broadcast identity at territorial boundaries, male Sceloporus
 use both visual motion (headbob) and chemical signals, whereas they use
 color (blue belly patches) to signal aggression. Using modern phylogenetic
 comparative methods, we found a negative correlation between evolutionary
 changes in visual motion (headbobs) and chemical (femoral pore) signals,
 but only indirect ties between the evolution of color and motion signals
 (both of which are perceived visually) through viviparity, and no evidence
 of an evolutionary link between color and chemical signals. We also find a
 negative correlation between arboreality and chemical signals. Thus,
 information content (in this case, broadcasting individual identity versus
 signaling aggression) appears to play a more important role than sensory
 modality or physical distance in guiding long-term signal evolution.
 Additional insights into the underlying evolutionary processes are
 described, illustrating the utility of a phylogenetic approach.
description: Behavioral and
 ecological data for Sceloporus lizardsPCMData.xlsx
DOI: 10.15468/dl.5ry2dh
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 41 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "and" : [
 "CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters 0.0-5000.0",
 "TaxonKey is Cratoxylum formosum"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 41 records from 4 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0001167-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pq365
title: Data from: Balancing selection for aflatoxin in Aspergillus flavus is maintained through interference competition with, and fungivory by insects

description: The role of microbial secondary metabolites in the ecology of the
 organisms that produce them remains poorly understood. Variation in
 aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus is maintained by balancing
 selection, but the ecological function and impact on fungal fitness of
 this compound are unknown. We hypothesize that balancing selection for
 aflatoxin production in A. flavus is driven by interaction with insects.
 To test this, we competed naturally occurring aflatoxigenic and
 non-aflatoxigenic fungal isolates against Drosophila larvae on medium
 containing 0–1750 ppb aflatoxin, using quantitative PCR to quantify A.
 flavus DNA as a proxy for fungal fitness. The addition of aflatoxin across
 this range resulted in a 26-fold increase in fungal fitness. With no added
 toxin, aflatoxigenic isolates caused higher mortality of Drosophila larvae
 and had slightly higher fitness than non-aflatoxigenic isolates.
 Additionally, aflatoxin production increased an average of 1.5-fold in the
 presence of a single larva and nearly threefold when the fungus was
 mechanically damaged. We argue that the role of aflatoxin in protection
 from fungivory is inextricably linked to its role in interference
 competition. Our results, to our knowledge, provide the first clear
 evidence of a fitness advantage conferred to A. flavus by aflatoxin when
 interacting with insects.
description: Primary data from Drott
 et al. 2017File containing all data
 used in analyses for Drott et al. 2017.Primary
 data.xlsx