cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0fh44
title: Data from: Stronger transferability but lower variability in transcriptomic- than in anonymous microsatellites: evidence from Hylid frogs.

description: A simple way to quickly optimize microsatellites in non-model organisms is
 to re-use loci available in closely related taxa; however, this approach
 can be limited by the stochastic and low cross-amplification success
 experienced in some groups (e.g. amphibians). An efficient alternative is
 to develop loci from transcriptome sequences. Transcriptomic
 microsatellites have been found to vary in their levels of cross-species
 amplification and variability, but this has to date never been tested in
 amphibians. Here, we compare the patterns of cross-amplification and
 levels of polymorphism of 18 published anonymous microsatellites isolated
 from genomic DNA versus 17 loci derived from a transcriptome, across nine
 species of tree frogs (Hyla arborea and Hyla cinerea group). We
 established a clear negative relationship between divergence time and
 amplification success, which was much steeper for anonymous than
 transcriptomic markers, with half-lives (time at which 50% of the markers
 still amplify) of 1.1 and 37 My respectively. Transcriptomic markers are
 significantly less polymorphic than anonymous loci, but remain variable
 across diverged taxa. We conclude that the exploitation of amphibian
 transcriptomes for developing microsatellites is an optimal approach for
 multi-species surveys (e.g. analyses of hybrid zones, comparative linkage
 mapping), while anonymous microsatellites may be more informative for
 fine-scale analyses of intraspecific variation. Moreover, our results
 confirm the pattern that microsatellite cross-amplification is greatly
 variable among amphibians, and should be assessed independently within
 target lineages. Finally, we provide a bank of microsatellites for
 Palearctic tree frogs (so far only available for H. arborea), which will
 be useful for conservation and evolutionary studies in this radiation.
description: Microsatellite genotypes
 of 10 tree frog taxaThe first 17
 microsatellites were developed from a transcriptome of Hyla arborea. The
 last 18 markers are anonymous microsatellites. Missing data are coded as
 NA and null/non-amplifying alleles as 0.MsatGenotypes_Dryad_MER13-0308.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.g6j76
title: Data from: The scent of inbreeding: male sex pheromones betray inbred males

description: Inbreeding depression results from mating among genetically related
 individuals and impairs reproductive success. The decrease in male mating
 success is usually attributed to an impact on multiple fitness-related
 traits that reduce the general condition of inbred males. Here we find
 that the production of the male sex pheromone is reduced significantly by
 inbreeding in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Other traits indicative of
 the general condition, including flight performance, are also negatively
 affected in male butterflies by inbreeding. Yet we unambiguously show that
 only the production of male pheromones affects mating success. Thus, this
 pheromone signal informs females about the inbreeding status of their
 mating partners. We also identify the specific chemical component,
 hexadecanal, likely responsible for the decrease in male mating success.
 Our results advocate giving increased attention to olfactory communication
 as a major causal factor of mate-choice decisions and sexual selection.
description: FII and Relative Thorax
 MassMANOVA 3 DAY OLD
 (2008)MANOVA 6 DAY OLD
 (2010)MANCOVA 3 DAY OLD
 (2008)MANCOVA 6 DAY OLD
 (2010)
DOI: 10.15468/dl.bz9xwh
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 0 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 "TaxonKey is Nierembergia pulchella",
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 "BasisOfRecord is one of (Specimen)"
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 The dataset includes 0 records from 0 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0000960-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5q33h
title: Data from: Herbivore effect traits and their impact on plant community biomass: an experimental test using grasshoppers

description: 1. Using trait-based approaches to study trophic interactions may
 represent one of the most promising approaches to evaluate the impact of
 trophic interactions on ecosystem functioning. To achieve this goal, it is
 necessary to clearly identify which traits determine the impact of one
 trophic level on another. 2. Using functionally contrasting grasshopper
 species, we tested the ability of multiple traits (morphological, chemical
 and biomechanical) to predict herbivore impact on the biomass of a diverse
 plant community. We set up a cage experiment in an old species rich
 grassland field and evaluated how multiple candidate grasshopper effect
 traits mediated herbivore impact on plant biomass. 3. Grasshoppers had
 different impact on plant community biomass (consuming up to 60 % of plant
 community biomass). Grasshopper impact was positively correlated with
 their incisive strength while body size or grasshopper C:N ratio exhibited
 low predictive ability. Importantly, the strong relationship between the
 incisive strength and the impact was mediated by the grasshopper feeding
 niche, which was well predicted in our study by two simple plant traits
 (leaf dry matter content, leaf C:N ratio). Feeding niche differences
 between grasshoppers were explained by differences in incisive strength,
 highlighting the fundamental linkage between grasshopper effect traits and
 their niche. 4. Our study contributes to the development of the
 trait-based approach in the study of trophic interactions by providing a
 first experimental test of the relationship between herbivore effect
 traits, their impact on plant community biomass, and in a larger extent on
 ecosystem functioning. By comparing the relative importance of multiple
 interacting grasshopper traits, our study showed that incisive strength
 was a key effect trait which determined grasshopper feeding niche and its
 relative impact on plant community biomass.
description: Plant
 biomassAboveground plant
 biomass harvested at the end of the experiment in each herbivory treatment
 to quantify grasshopper impact on plant biomassGrasshopper feeding
 nicheGrasshopper herbivory
 per plant species was observed at the end of the experiment within each
 cage to quantify the realized feeding niche of the six grasshopper
 species. This files contains the mean herbivory observed over the five
 blocks per grasshopper and plant species.Plant
 traitsMean trait values per
 plant species observed in the grasshopper experimentGrasshopper
 traitsMean trait value per
 grasshopper species
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.km87231
title: Data from: Is sexual organ reciprocity related to legitimate pollen deposition in distylous Pulmonaria (Boraginaceae)?

description: Heterostyly, i.e. the reciprocal positioning of anthers and stigmas, is a
 floral polymorphism that is thought to promote disassortative (i.e.
 between-morph) pollination and to maintain genetic diversity within
 populations. Recent research, however, has shown several cases of
 heterostylous plant species in which the reciprocal positioning of the
 sexual organs varies, which may affect the likelihood of ‘legitimate’
 pollination between compatible morphs, and hence morph ﬁtness and
 ultimately the stability of this floral polymorphism. In this study, we
 investigated floral morphology and stigmatic pollen deposition patterns in
 nine Pulmonaria species (Boraginaceae) across Europe to test the
 hypothesis that sexual organ reciprocity is related to legitimate pollen
 deposition. We used a recently developed adaptive accuracy concept to
 assess the level of reciprocity and to relate inaccuracies in positioning
 of sexual organs to legitimate pollen deposition measured on stigmas in
 the field. The nine investigated Pulmonaria species showed substantial
 deviations from perfect reciprocity, with total inaccuracies varying
 between 2.9 and 20.3% relative to the squared mean of all anther and
 stigma heights in the population. In almost all cases, most of the
 inaccuracy was generated by the high level organs. Total pollen deposition
 was always higher on stigmas of long-styled individuals, but stigmas of
 short-styled individuals received significantly more legitimate pollen
 than stigmas of long-styled individuals (71.23% and 38.75% respectively).
 We also found a weak, but significant relationship between measures of
 inaccuracy and the level of disassortative pollination. Under these
 conditions of pollen flow, the distylous mating system is predicted to
 persist in only eleven (27%) of all sampled populations. Overall, these
 results indicate that deviations from perfect reciprocal herkogamy are
 common in Pulmonaria and have an impact on legitimate pollen deposition.
description: Floral measurements of
 nine Pulmonaria speciesThis data file presents
 floral measurements performed in a wide number of populations of nine
 different Pulmonaria species across Europe.Jacquemyn_Dryad_Oikos.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j2f5v
title: Data from: The relationship between morphological and behavioral mimicry in hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)

description: Palatable (Batesian) mimics of unprofitable models could use behavioral
 mimicry to compensate for the ease with which they can be visually
 discriminated or to augment an already close morphological resemblance. We
 evaluated these contrasting predictions by assaying the behavior of 57
 field-caught species of mimetic hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) and
 quantifying their morphological similarity to a range of potential
 hymenopteran models. A purpose-built phylogeny for the hover flies was
 used to control for potential lack of independence due to shared
 evolutionary history. Those hover fly species that engage in behavioral
 mimicry (mock stinging, leg waving, wing wagging) were all large wasp
 mimics within the genera Spilomyia and Temnostoma. While the behavioral
 mimics assayed were good morphological mimics, not all good mimics were
 behavioral mimics. Therefore, while the behaviors may have evolved to
 augment good morphological mimicry, they do not advantage all good mimics.
description: Average human rankings
 for morphological mimicry, and presence/absence of behavioral mimicry in
 Syrphidae speciesPenney et al Final
 data.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5g129
title: Data from: Past and present dynamics of sorghum and pearl millet diversity in Mount Kenya region

description: Crop populations in smallholder farming systems are shaped by the
 interaction of biological, ecological and social processes, occurring on
 different spatiotemporal scales. Understanding these dynamics is
 fundamental for the conservation of crop genetic resources. In this paper
 we investigated the processes involved in sorghum and pearl millet
 diversity dynamics on Mount Kenya. Surveys were conducted in ten sites
 distributed along two elevation transects and occupied by six
 ethnolinguistic groups. Varieties of both species grown in each site were
 inventoried and characterized using SSR markers. Genetic diversity was
 analyzed using both individual and population based approaches. Surveys of
 seed lot sources allowed characterizing seed-mediated gene flow. Past
 sorghum diffusion dynamics were explored by comparing Mount Kenya sorghum
 diversity with that of the African continent. The absence of structure in
 pearl millet genetic diversity indicated common ancestry and/or important
 pollen and seed-mediated gene flow. On the contrary, sorghum varietal and
 genetic diversity showed geographic patterns, pointing to different
 ancestry of varieties, limited pollen-mediated gene flow, and geographic
 patterns in seed-mediated gene flow. Social and ecological processes
 involved in shaping seed-mediated gene flow are further discussed.
description: Sorghum
 SSRDataset with the 321
 sorghum samples and the 16 SSRs. The variety, site and farmer ID where the
 plant was collected are provided.genetLI_dataset_ATP_sorg.xlsxPearl millet SSRDataset of the 286 pearl millet samples and the 10 SSRs. The variety, site and farm where the plant was collected are provided.genetLI_dataset_ATP_mil.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9h7p4
title: Data from: A model-derived short-term estimation method of effective size for small populations with overlapping generations

description: If not actively managed, small and isolated populations lose their genetic
 variability and the inbreeding rate increases. Combined, these factors
 limit the ability of populations to adapt to environmental changes,
 increasing their risk of extinction. The effective population size (Ne) is
 proportional to the loss of genetic diversity and therefore of
 considerable conservation relevance. However, estimators of Ne that
 account for demographic parameters in species with overlapping generations
 require sampling of populations across generations, which is often not
 feasible in long-lived species. We created an individual-based model that
 allows calculation of Ne based on demographic parameters that can be
 obtained in a time period much shorter than a generation. It can be
 adapted to every life-history parameter combination. The model is freely
 available as an r-package NEff. The model was first used in a simulation
 experiment observing changes in Ne in response to different degrees of
 generational overlap. Results showed that increased generational overlap
 slowed annual rates of heterozygosity loss, resulting in higher annual
 effective sizes (Ny) but decreased Ne per generation. Adding the effect of
 different recruitment rates only affected Ne for populations with low
 generational overlap. The model was further tested using real population
 data of the Australian arboreal gecko Gehyra variegata. Simulation results
 were compared to genetic analyses and matched estimates of the real
 population very well. Unlike other estimation methods of Ne, NEff neither
 requires long time series of population monitoring nor genetic analyses of
 changes in gene frequencies. Thus, it seems to be the first method for
 calculating Ne within short time periods and comparably low costs
 facilitating the use of Ne in applied conservation and management.
description: Grimm_etal_Gehyra_micsatsThis data file contains the microsatellite loci analysed from genetic samples and individual traits of the gecko Gehyra variegata (alias Gehyra versicolor) population of Kinchega National Park, Australia. These data were used for an application of the R-package NEff.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9hn3dg7
title: Data from: Predator-driven natural selection on risk-taking behavior in anole lizards

description: Biologists have long debated the role of behavior in evolution, yet
 understanding of its role as a driver of adaptation is hampered by the
 scarcity of experimental studies of natural selection on behavior in
 nature. After showing that individual Anolis sagrei lizards vary
 consistently in risk-taking behaviors, we experimentally established
 populations on eight small islands either with or without Leiocephalus
 carinatus, a major ground predator. We found that selection predictably
 favors different risk-taking behaviors under different treatments:
 Exploratory behavior is favored in the absence of predators, whereas
 avoidance of the ground is favored in their presence. On predator islands,
 selection on behavior is stronger than selection on morphology, whereas
 the opposite holds on islands without predators. Our field experiment
 demonstrates that selection can shape behavioral traits, paving the way
 toward adaptation to varying environmental contexts.
description: Data DRYAD females and
 malesTraits used in analyses
 performed in Lapiedra et al. 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.384nf
title: Data from: Estimating uncertainty in multivariate responses to selection

description: Predicting the responses to natural selection is one of the key goals of
 evolutionary biology. Two of the challenges in fulfilling this goal have
 been the realization that many estimates of natural selection might be
 highly biased by environmentally induced covariances between traits and
 fitness, and that many estimated responses to selection do not incorporate
 or report uncertainty in the estimates. Here we describe the application
 of a framework that blends the merits of the Robertson-Price Identity
 approach and the multivariate breeders equation to address these
 challenges. The approach allows genetic covariance matrices, selection
 differentials, selection gradients, and responses to selection to be
 estimated without environmentally-induced bias, direct and indirect
 selection and responses to selection to be distinguished, and if
 implemented in a Bayesian-MCMC framework, statistically robust estimates
 of uncertainty on all of these parameters to be made. We illustrate our
 approach with a worked example of previously published data. More
 generally, we suggest that applying both the Robertson-Price Identity and
 the multivariate breeder’s equation will facilitate hypothesis testing
 about natural selection, genetic constraints, and evolutionary responses.
description: Phenotypic data on
 flowering time, size, and relative fitnessSee read me
 file.Dryad_control_data.txt
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5595b
title: Data from: Host nest site choice depends on risk of cuckoo parasitism in magpie hosts

description: Avian brood parasites impose large fitness costs on their hosts and, thus,
 brood parasitism has selected for an array of host defensive mechanisms to
 avoid them. So far most studies have focused on antiparasite defenses
 operating at the egg and chick stages and neglected defenses that may work
 prior to parasite egg deposition. Here, we experimentally explore the
 possibility that hosts, as part of a front-line defense, might minimize
 parasitism costs through informed nest site choice based on perceived risk
 of cuckoo parasitism. We conducted a large-scale manipulation of visual
 and auditory cues potentially informing on the risk of great spotted
 cuckoo Clamator glandarius parasitism during the nest site choice period
 of the magpie Pica pica host to investigate its effect on host’s nest
 settlement and individual year to year site fidelity. Early breeding
 magpies preferentially placed their nests in safe areas (i.e., in sites of
 low perceived risk of parasitism), and, this effect diluted with time
 elapsed since risk of parasitism was manipulated. Site fidelity of
 individual magpies decreased with risk of cuckoo parasitism, for those
 that were not parasitized in the previous year. Our results constitute the
 first strong evidence showing that hosts can minimize the costs of cuckoo
 parasitism through informed nest-site choice, calling for future
 consideration of defenses potentially operating prior to parasite egg
 deposition to achieve a better understanding of cuckoo-host coevolution.
description: Data from "Host
 nest site choice depends on risk of cuckoo parasitism in magpie
 hosts"Data to analyze the
 parasitism risk proximity of induced cuckoo risk of parasitism for magpie
 nests during the experimental year 2013 and the individual magpie site
 fidelity of magpies between consecutive years
 2012-2013.ExpositoGranados_et_al_2017BEHECO_data.xls
DOI: 10.15468/dl.cpnza5
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 46 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.54g7g
title: Data from: Empirical demonstration of hybrid chromosomal races in house mice

description: Western house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) and common shrews (Sorex
 araneus) are important models for study of chromosomal speciation. Both
 had ancestral karyotypes consisting of telocentric chromosomes, and each
 is subdivided into numerous chromosomal races many of which have resulted
 from fixation of new mutations (Robertsonian fusions and whole-arm
 reciprocal translocations). However, some chromosomal races in both
 species may alternatively have originated through hybridization, with
 particular homozygous recombinant products reaching fixation. Here, we
 demonstrate the process of generation of hybrid chromosomal races for the
 first time in either species using molecular markers. Analysis of
 centromeric microsatellite markers show that the Mid Valtellina (IMVA) and
 Upper Valtellina (IUVA) chromosomal races of the house mouse are
 recombinant products of hybridization of the Lower Valtellina (ILVA) and
 Poschiavo (CHPO) chromosomal races, supporting earlier theoretical
 analysis. IMVA and IUVA occupy a small area of the Italian Alps where ILVA
 makes contact with CHPO. IUVA and CHPO have previously been shown to be
 reproductively isolated in one village, emphasizing that hybrid
 chromosomal races in small mammals, as in plants, have the potential to be
 part of the speciation process.
description: Microsatellite
 genotypesSpreadsheet of all
 microsatellite genotypes used in the studyGimenez et al. DRYAD IN
 PRESS.xls
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.cb3tv28
title: Data from: Ecology of the growth of Anolis nebulosus (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in a seasonal tropical environment in the Chamela region, Jalisco, Mexico

description: Juvenile growth rates are thought to be restricted by available food
 resources. In animals that grow throughout the year, such as tropical
 lizards, growth is therefore predicted to be faster during the rainy
 season. We test this prediction using a population of Anolis nebulosus by
 describing the growth trajectories of both sexes using nonlinear
 regression models, and we then correlate the growth rates of individuals
 with food available in the environment, precipitation and temperature. The
 Von Bertalanffy model fit the growth rates of the females better, while
 the logistic-by-length model fit the males better. According to both
 models, the males grew faster than females, reaching slightly smaller
 sizes at adulthood. Males reached sexual maturity when 35 mm long, at an
 age of seven months, and females matured at 37 mm (SVL), taking nine
 months to reach this size. In 1989, juvenile males and females grew more
 in both seasons (rainy and dry) than adults; for 1990 there were no
 differences by season or between age classes. These results are
 interesting since in the 1989 and 1990 rainy seasons, practically the same
 orders of prey and the greatest abundance of prey available in the
 environment were registered. A possible explanation could be that
 predation was more intense in 1990 than in 1989. The influence of food,
 temperature and humidity in A. nebulosus shows little evidence to support
 our working hypothesis, mainly due to the low growth variation observed in
 1990, so, we believe that the growth pattern of this species can be a
 complex combination of ecological and genetic factors.
description: Anolis nebulosu- growth
 dataGrowth data in Anolis
 nebulosus obtained in the field during the years of
 1989-1990