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title: 'Title of Dataset: The role of high-contrast male facial stripes in mitigating female aggression in the jumping spider, Plexippus paykulli'

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# Title of Dataset: The role of high-contrast male facial stripes in mitigating female aggression in the jumping spider, Plexippus paykulli
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## Description of the Data and file structure

# 'expt1_prey_choice.csv' & 'expt1_prey_choice_x2.csv'
These datasheets contain the same data but are formatted differently for analyses we performed in R (although it is likely we could have used different code for the statistics and the formatting change is redundant). The spreadsheet, 'expt1_prey_choice.csv' is a long format wherein each trial (represented by 'spider_id') has two rows (one for each prey treatment, Grey or Striped). The other has a single row per trial and the chosen prey is listed under 'chosen_treatment'.

Associated R file: '1_PREY_CHOICE_EXPT.R'

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# 'female_cond_origin.csv'
This datasheet includes measurements of female spiders that were captured from the field or reared from eggsacs in the lab for the purposes of comparing body condition. Measurements include the mass of the spider in milligrams and the width of the carapace (or prosoma) in millimeters.

Associated R file: '2_COURTSHIP_EXPT1_DIET_STRIPES.R'

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# 'Plexippus_results_diet_plus_eggdata.csv'
This datasheet contains data associated with courtship trials in which we manipulated the facial stripes of male spiders and the diet of female spiders (Plexippus paykulli). We tested female spiders' response to courting males. For each trial (column: 'name_video'), we recorded body measurements for each participating male and female (mass (in mg); width of the carapace/prosoma (mm). The difference between the carapace widths of paired male and female spiders is listed for each trial under 'cw_diff' and is calculated by subtracting male carapace width from female carapace width. Thus negative values indicate a larger male.

Count data for each scored behavior can be found in columns labeled 'n_behavior' (e.g., 'n_stalk'). Instances of each behavior over the duration of the trial can be found in columns labeled 'behavior_time'. Time is measured in minutes. All trials that did not culminate in cannibalization of a male were 30 minutes long, so a female spider that stalked a male six times during a trial has an 'stalk_time' value of 0.2 (6 instances of stalking/30 minute trial).

Associated R files: '2_COURTSHIP_EXPT1_DIET_STRIPES.R'; 'SUPP_COURTSHIP_EXPTS_DURATION.R'

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#'Plexippus_results_repro_v3.csv'
Associated R files: '3_COURTSHIP_EXPT1_REPRO_STRIPES.R'; 'SUPP_COURTSHIP_EXPTS_DURATION.R'

This datasheet contains data associated with courtship trials in which we manipulated the facial stripes of male spiders and the mating status of female spiders (Plexippus paykulli). This set of data is structurally identical to 'Plexippus_results_diet_plus_eggdata.csv' save for the following exceptions: 
Trial IDs are listed as numbers under 'video_id' (instead of 'name_video') and there are no data associated with eggsac deposition by females. This variable was not relevant in this experiment because paternity of offspring could not be determined in the 'mated' female treatment. 