Data from: Warming accelerates development but alters synchrony in a season-dependent manner in a damselfly
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data_file_Ecol_Entomol.xlsx
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Abstract
This dataset contains larval development data from a laboratory experiment on the univoltine damselfly Lestes sponsa, designed to assess how temperature and photoperiod influence development time and synchrony. The data include individual- and family-level measurements of development time, treatment group assignments, and survival status. Larvae were reared under four seasonally fluctuating treatments combining early- or late-season photoperiods with ambient or elevated temperatures, simulating spring and summer environmental conditions. Development time is provided for all surviving individuals until the penultimate larval instar (F–1). The dataset supports analyses of thermal plasticity, photoperiodic responses, and developmental synchrony across ecological contexts. All data were collected under controlled laboratory conditions with no ethical restrictions, and the dataset can be reused for meta-analyses or comparative studies of insect life-history strategies, plasticity, or climate change responses.
Dataset overview:
Data file name: Data file: data_file_Ecol_Entomol.xlsx
This dataset accompanies the manuscript examining the effects of temperature and photoperiod on larval development time, survival, and developmental synchrony in the univoltine damselfly Lestes sponsa. It includes individual-level records of development time and survival across four treatment groups, which combine early- or late-season photoperiods with ambient or elevated water temperatures. The dataset enables reuse in phenology, thermal plasticity, and eco-evolutionary modeling studies.
File format
- File type: Microsoft Excel Workbook (.xlsx)
- Number of sheets: 2
- development time
- survival
Sheet: development time
Columns
- family: Full-sib family ID (e.g., M1, M2, etc.)
- group: Experimental treatment group (coded, see legend below)
- dev.time: Individual development time (in days), measured from hatching until entry into the penultimate larval instar (F-1)
Treatment group legend
- EA – Early-season photoperiod, ambient temperature
- EW – Early-season photoperiod, warming temperature (+5 °C)
- LA – Late-season photoperiod, ambient temperature
- LW – Late-season photoperiod, warming temperature (+5 °C)
Sheet: survival
Columns
- survival: Binary indicator of larval survival
- 1 – Individual survived until the penultimate instar (F-1)
- 0 – Individual died before reaching F-1
- family: Full-sib family ID (e.g., M1, M2, etc.)
- group: Experimental treatment group (see legend above)
Software requirements: The file is stored in .xlsx format and can be opened using:
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Sheets
- LibreOffice Calc
- R (readxl::read_excel() or openxlsx packages)
- Python (pandas.read_excel())
These data can be reused in studies of insect development, temperature and photoperiod responses, life history evolution, or phenological modeling.