Data from: Optimal sampling interval for characterisation of the circadian rhythm of body temperature in homeothermic animals using periodogram and cosinor analysis
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Mar 29, 2024 version files 2.64 MB
Abstract
Core body temperature (Tc) is a critical aspect of homeostasis in birds and mammals and is increasingly used as a biomarker of the fitness of an animal to its environment. Periodogram and cosinor analysis can be used to estimate the characteristics of the circadian rhythm of Tc from data obtained on loggers that have limited memory capacity and battery life. This data set contains five days of core body temperature, measured by loggers implanted into the abdominal cavity, in nine species of birds and mammals.
README: Optimal sampling interval for characterisation of the circadian rhythm of body temperature in homeothermic animals using periodogram and cosinor analysis
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1g1jwsv46
Five days of core body temperature from nine species of bird and mammal. The number of individuals per species varies (alpaca n = 22, cheetah n = 5, mouse n = 6, barnacle goose n = 9, Pekin duck n = 19, rabbit n = 36, rat n = 6, sheep n = 12, blue wildebeest n = 6).
Description of the data and file structure
The date are provided as an excel file with one worksheet per species. Individual animals are in columns on each time. A time stamp is given in the first column of each worksheet. All of the data were calibrated against a certified mercury in glass thermometer before and after deployment.
Sharing/Access information
Five random days from each species were chosen for analysis. Total deployment in each species varied from weeks to months. Longer data sets, including the calibration data, are available from the authors.
Code/Software
Raw data provided. No post-processing has been done, apart from the application of calibration to each logger.
Methods
Raw data collected by temperature loggers implanted into the abdominal cavity of nine species of birds and mammals. All of the data were calibrated against a certified mercury in glass thermometer, or a certified platinum thermometer. All data are in degrees Celsius.