This RYE_2021__DATA_README.txt file was generated on 2022-03-11 by Alex Van Huynh GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: Tri-trophic interactions with avian predators: the effect of host plant species and herbivore-induced plant volatiles on recruiting avian predators 2. Author Information Corresponding Investigator Name: Dr. Alex Van Huynh Institution: DeSales University Email: alex.huynh@desales.edu Co-investigator 1 Name: Mercille Nguyễn Institution: DeSales University Co-investigator 2 Name: Catherine McGrath Institution: DeSales University Co-investigator 3 Name: Caitlin McNamara Institution: DeSales University 3. Date of data collection: 2021 4. Geographic location of data collection: Pennsylvania, United States of America 5. Recommended citation for this dataset: Huynh, Alex (2022), Tri-trophic interactions with avian predators: the effect of host plant species and herbivore-induced plant volatiles on recruiting avian predators, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.05qfttf49 6. Other information: See Nguyen et al. 2021 for methodological information concerning the study. DATA & FILE OVERVIEW 1. File List: File 1 Name: Caterpillar_Data.csv File 1 Description: Contains data for each of the 45 host plants used File 2 Name: Caterpillar_Data.R File 2 Description: R code to analyze File 1 DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Caterpillar_Data.csv 1. Number of variables: 7 2. Number of cases/rows: 45 3. Variable List: host.plant: species of host plant location.id: location of site denoting the species of plant used with a location identifier treatment: the HIPV treatment used at this host plant location total.pecks: dependent variable denoting the total number of pecks observed at the host plant location over the course of the study caterpillars.pecked: dependent variable denoting the total number of caterpillars pecked observed at the host plant location over the course of the study total.caterpillars: total number of caterpillars that were scored at the host plant location over the course of the study total.visits: dependent variable denoting the total number of visits made to the host plant location over the course of the study 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Abbreviations used: MeSa: methyl salicylate MeJa: methyl jasmonate DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Caterpillar_Data.R This R code contains code for the installation of the necessary packages, the import of Caterpillar_Data.csv file, and the analysis and visualization of the data presented in the paper Nguyen et al. 2021.