ReadMe for "hmaculataprocessingdata.csv" file, associated with "When field experiments yield unexpected results: lessons learned from measuring selection in White Sands lizards," Hardwick, Kayla M, Harmon, Luke J, Hardwick, Scott D, Rosenblum, Erica Bree 2015-01-01 This file contains data for all Holbrookia maculata used in the study, including individual capture date/location, morphology data, trials each individual was included in, and whether the individual survived the trials. In the column titles, "round 1" refers to data from the first set of enclosure trials for that year, and "round 2" (which is only applicable to trials in 2012) refers to data from the second set of enclosure trials for that year. Details on the individual types of data collected are included below: Individual Individual identification number of lizard Date Caught Date of capture Location Capture location within White Sands National Monument Sex Sex (male or female) SVL (cm) Snout-vent length (in centimeters) Tail (cm) Tail length (in centimeters) Mass Lizard (g) Mass at the time of capture (in grams) Tail Broken Was there evidence of tail autotomy? (yes or no) Tail Regrowth (cm) If tail was broken, what was the length of the regrowth? (in centimeters) Paint Treatment Paint treatment of lizard in enclosure trials (substrate-matched or substrate-mismatched) Thermal Preference Was the lizard used in the thermal preference assessment? (yes or no) Spec Was spectrometer data collected from the lizard? (yes or no) Enclosure (round 1) Enclosure lizard was included in for round 1 trial (A, B, C, or D) Enclosure Treatment (round 1) Enclosure treatment for round 1 trial (open or closed) Trial Start Date (round 1) Date round 1 trial was initiated Trial End Date (round 1) Date round 1 trial concluded Recap (round 1) Was the lizard recaptured at the end of the round 1 trial? (yes or no) Recap Mass (g) (round 1) If the lizard was recaptured, what was its mass at the end of the trial? (in grams) Enclosure (round 2) Enclosure lizard was included in for round 2 trial (A, B, C, or D) Enclosure Treatment (round 2) Enclosure treatment for round 2 trial (open or closed) Trial Start Date (round 2) Date round 2 trial was initiated Trial End Date (round 2) Date round 2 trial concluded Recap (round 2) Was the lizard recaptured at the end of the round 2 trial? (yes or no) Recap Mass (g) (round 2) If the lizard was recaptured, what was its mass at the end of the trial? (in grams) This file contains the following symbols/abbreviations: . Data missing or not applicable wsnm White Sands National Monument (collection location) For any further queries please contact kaylamhardwick@gmail.com