README: Females pay little attention to variation in male display traits in a jumping spider with dimorphic males

Data for behavioral experiment with jumping spider where males were manipulated in one of two ways, paired with a female, and female behavior in the context of male traits was measured

Description of the Data and file structure

All data is within a single file. Column names and descriptions are listed below

• TestID=individual unique ID for each trial
• MatureMolt=format MM/DD, calendar date that the female in the the trial molted to maturity, should be 7 days before test date
• TestDate=format MM/DD, calendar date that trial was conducted and recorded
• Year=year that the trial was conducted, trials took place summer of 2020 and 2021
• MaleMorph=striped or tufted male morph of Maevia inclemens used in trial
• MatingSuccess=binary y/n for whether the pair of spiders in the test successfully copulated, determined by the male successfully mounting the female and turning female abdomen to the side and inserted pedipalp
• LaidEggs=binary y/n for whether the female laid at least one egg sac after successfully copulating during trial
• SuccessfulSpiderlings=number of individual spiderlings that successfully emerged alive from all egg sacs produced by the female in the test
• FailedSpiderlings=number of individual spiderlings that failed to emerge alive from all egg sacs produced by the female in the test (includes eggs that did not develop and spiderlings that died before leaving the egg sac)
• ProportionMortality=the proportion of failed spiderlings out of the total number of eggs produced from all egg sacs from the female in the test
• FemaleID=individual unique identifier for females
• MaleID=individual unique identifier for males
• FemaleSize=carapace width as a proxy for body size in millimeters, length between the anterior lateral eyes from dorsal view of spider
• FemaleAbdomenArea=area of entire abdomen from dorsal view in square millimeters (mm^2)
• MaleSize=carapace width as a proxy for body size in millimeters, length between the anterior lateral eyes from dorsal view of spider
• MaleAbdomenArea=area of entire abdomen from dorsal view in square millimeters (mm^2)
• MaleTrt=male visual experimental manipulations (LT = long tufted males, ST = short tufted males, CC = coloration concealed striped males, CV = coloration visible striped males)
• SSD=female carapace width minues male carapace width in millimeters
• MountFrequency=total number of times the male successfully mounted the female (climb on top of female and lifted female abdomen to insert pedipalp)
• MatingLatency=time in minutes until the first successful copulation occurred (as denoted by behavioral description for "MatingSuccess")
• Stalk=number of times the female oriented to the male, crouched, and slowly walked toward male while he faced away
• SettleLatency=time in minutes for female to stop moving in front of a courting male and allow male to approach closely and mount
• LegTapLatency=time in minutes for female to quickly tap front pair of legs on the substrate while oriented to the male
• ReceptivityLatency=time in minutes for either leg tap or settle (described above) to occur, whichever came first
• Receptivity=binary y/n for whether female showed settle OR leg tap behavior at any time during the trial
• Aggression=number of times the female lunged toward the male, as noted by the female quickly toward the male jumping while facing the male and attempting to make contact (lunge was counted whether or not the female actually touched the male)
• OrientationLatency=time in minutes until female oriented to the male, described by the female quickly swiveling entire body to direct anterior median eyes toward the male
• CopulationDurationTotal=total time in seconds that male and female spent copulating (includes all mating bouts from entire trial)
• LatencyCourt=time in minutes until the male first started courtship display to female