Data from: Can monitoring data of forensically important blow flies be transferred between cities?
Data files
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data_set_flies.xlsx
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README.md
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Abstract
In the present study, we evaluate whether models calibrated with a specific training dataset from a specific place and time can be transferred to other datasets for different time periods and locations. We developed models using five different algorithms to predict the activity and abundance of four forensically relevant blow fly species (Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, Lucilia ampullacea Villeneuve, Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus), Lucilia sericata (Meigen)). The training dataset was obtained from a single city, and the transferability of the models was evaluated using monitoring data from this and three other cities.
README: Data from: Can monitoring data of forensically important blow flies be transferred between cities?
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.866t1g20k
Description of the data and file structure
The data was collected using small bait traps (RedTop Fly Catcher) that were baited with mashed chicken liver. One sampling day represents 24 hours from 7 a.m. onward. The traps were replaced with new traps every 24 hours. The sampled flies were sacrificed by freezing them at -20 °C before identification.
Files and variables
File: data_set_flies.xlsx
Variables
- Standort = city in which the traps were placed
- date_2017 = date of the sampling days in 2017
- Ort_Frankfurt = sampling sites in Frankfurt
- C_vic = Calliphora vicina
- L_ser = Lucilia sericata
- L_cae = Lucilia caesar
- L_amp = Lucilia ampullacea
- _m = male flies
- _f = female flies
- _g = male+female flies
- temp = mean day temperature
- ADD5 = Accumulated Degree Days above 5°C
- ADD10 = Accumulated Degree Days above 10°C
- rain = precipitation in mm
- rain.day = hours of rain on a day
- rain.index = (rain amount [mm] x hours of rain on a day) x (hours rain on a day/hours of daylight)
- _z = abundance of the different species after a z transformation
Code/software
Excel