Dataset DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9s4mw6mx8

Description of the data and file structure

Files and variables

File: NEW_Dryad-all_data_Microsoft_Excel_Worksheet-Copy-Copy-_Copy.xlsx

Description: The excel file contains 5 tabs/ data sheets.

Tab 1: Synchrony data. This tab contains data used to calculate the degree of behavioural synchrony in leg churning behaviour, and the percentage of time of a female-leg churning bout that male-leg churning was also observed.  Column A shows the nest number (nest 1-65). Column B shows the number of males involved in nest construction. Column C shows the time interval (recorded in seconds) ‘before’ a female started leg churning, and then again ‘after’ the same female started leg churning, noting that the ‘before’ time matches the duration of the ‘after’ time. The ‘after time’ reflects the actual duration of leg churning. Columns D to J show whether each female and male involved in the nest construction was or wasn’t churning their hind legs during each second of the observation period. Values of ‘0’ indicate no leg churning, while values of ‘1’ indicate active leg churning. Blank cells indicate that there was no frog present in that column. For example, ‘Nest 1’ only involved a female and a male, so cells are left blank for males 2-6 (columns F-J).

Tab 2. Data for Gen. Reg. for Kappa. This tab contains data used to run a Generalised regression analysis with logit function and beta distribution to assess the relationship between the number of males involved in a nest and the degree of synchrony for i) the entire group of nesting frogs, as well as ii) the amplectant pair alone. Column A shows the nest number (1-65), column B shows the number of males involved in a nest construction (1-6), column C shows the mating type (monandrous/polyandrous), column D shows the duration of a female- leg churning bout (sec), column E shows the Cohens Kappa value calculated for pairs of frogs, column F shows the Kappa value calculated for all frogs involved in nest construction, column G shows the transformed Cohens Kappa value calculated for pairs of frogs, column H shows the transformed Kappa value calculated for all frogs involved in nest construction. For columns G and H the transformation was made using the equation  , where y was the proportion data, and n was the sample size.

Tab 3: Data for nest size analysis. This tab contains data on nest number for 134 nests (column A), the number of males involved in a nest construction (column B), female Snout-vent length (column C), nest height, width and nest depth (columns D-F), nest semi-axis height, width and depth (columns G-I), Ellipsoid nest volume (column J), nest desiccation status (column K), and nest success outcome (column L).

Tab 4: Data on Gen. Reg. for churn time. This tab contains data used to run the Generalised Regression testing for a relationship between the number of males involved in nest construction and the % of female leg churn time involving male leg churning. Column A shows the nest number (1-65), column B shows the number of males involved in nest construction, column C shows the duration (seconds) of a female leg churning bout, column D shows the duration (seconds) that all nesting males leg churned, column E shows the percentage (%) of time of a female leg churning bout that all nesting males leg churned, column F shows the proportion of time of a female leg churning bout that all nesting males leg churned, column G shows the transformed proportion of female bout that males leg churned, noting that data was transformed (compressed) using the equation  , where y was the proportion data, and n was the sample size.

Tab 5: Data for GLMM. This tab contains data used to run the Generalised Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) (with logit function and beta distribution) to assess whether there was a difference between monandrous and polyandrous nests in the proportion of time of a female churning leg churning bout that individual males leg churned. Column A shows the nest number (1-65), column B shows the mating type (mondandrous/polyandrous), column C shows the number of males involved in nest construction, column D shows the ID number (1-6) for individual nesting males, column E shows the duration (seconds) of a female leg churning bout, column F shows the duration (seconds) that individual nesting males leg churned, column G shows the proportion of time of a female leg churning bout that individual nesting males leg churned, column H shows the transformed proportion of female bout that males leg churned, noting that data was transformed (compressed) using the equation  , where y was the proportion data, and n was the sample size.

Variables:

• Churn even (0/1)

• Cohens Kappa value

• Kappa Value

• Transformed Cohens Kappa value

• Transformed Kappa value

• Female Snout-Vent Length (SVL)(mm)

• Nest height (cm)

• Nest width (cm)

• Nest depth (cm)

• Nest semi axis height (cm)

• Nest semi axis width (cm)

• Nest semi axis depth (cm)

• Ellipsoid nest volume (ml)

• Duration of female leg churning bout (sec)

• Duration that males leg churned (sec)

• Proportion of female bout that males leg churned

• Transformed proportion of female bout that males leg churned