Data Set Owner(s): Dr. Emilio Bruna University of Florida Associate Professor Dept. of Widldife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, PO Box 110430, Gainesville, Fl 32611 USA 352-846-0643 (voice) embruna@ufl.edu http:\\www.brunalab.org Dr. Brian Inouye Florida State University Dr. Heraldo Vasconcelos Universidade Federal de Uberlandia Dr. Thiago Izzo Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso   Key words: Azteca Crematogaster laevis Pheidole minutula Maieta guianensis Tococa bullifera Melastomataceae Amazon Manaus myrmecophyte ant-plant mutualism ant queen Geographic Coverage: Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Bounding Coordinates: West:  -59.45  degrees East:  -59.45  degrees North: -2.25  degrees South: -2.25  degrees Temporal Coverage: Begin: 2007-09-01 End: 2007-09-30 Project Info: Title: Elucidating mechanisms of coexistence in a community of ant-plant mutualists Funding: National Science Foundation DEB-0453631 and DEB-0452720 Data Table: ExperimentalSeedlings_9haPlot.csv Description: Data on the experimental seedlings used in our experiment, including size, location, and colonization history. Column headings: plant: Species identity of the experimental seedling. Codes: Tb=Tococa bullifera, Mg: Maieta guianensis.   plant.id.number: unique identification number for each seedling   domatia: number of domatia each seedling had at time of transplanting   X: The x coordinate of the location to which the seedling was transplanted. The origin is the southwest corner of the plot, the plot is 300 m x 300 m). All measurements are in meters with a precision of 0.1 m. Y: The y coordinate of the location to which the seedling was transplanted. The origin is the southwest corner of the plot, the plot is 300 m x 300 m). All measurements are in meters with a precision of 0.1 m. Habitat: the type of habitat in which the seedling was located at the time of transplanting. Codes: understory=closed canopy forest, gap=inside a treefall gap, edge.of.gap=on the edge of a treefall gap ndom.day.15: Number of domatia the seedling had 15 days after the start of the experiment col.day.15: identity of ant queen found in domatia 15 days after the start of the experiment. Codes: none=no ant queens in domatia, Cl+Pm=Both Crematigaster laevis and Pheidole minutula, Pm: Pheidole minutula, Cl: Crematigaster laevis notes.15: Any additional pertinent information noted at the survey conducted 15 days after the start of the experiment.   ndom.day.35: number of domatia experimental seedling has 35 days after start of the experiment    col.day35: Identity of ant queens colonizing plants 35 days after the start of the experiment. none=no ant queens in domatia, Cl+Pm=Both Crematigaster laevis and Pheidole minutula, Pm: Pheidole minutula, Cl: Crematigaster laevis, Az=Azteca sp., Az+Cl: Azteca sp. and Crematogaster laevis notes.35: Any pertinent information recorded at the survey conducted 35 days after the start of the experiment. Code: 2.Az+1.Cl=2 Azteca sp. and one Crematogaster laevis ndom.day.90: Number of domatia on experimental seedlings 90 days after the start of the experiememt col.day.90: Identity of ant queens colonizing plants 90 days after the start of the experiment. none=no ant queens in domatia, Cl+Pm=Both Crematigaster laevis and Pheidole minutula, Pm: Pheidole minutula, Cl: Crematigaster laevis, Az=Azteca sp., Az+Cl: Azteca sp. and Crematogaster laevis notes.90: Any pertinent information collected in the survey 90 days after the start of the experiment. Code: workers.foraging.on.plant=colony is producing workers and they were observed foraging on the leaf surface, 3.queens+workers: 3 queens in domatia + colony is producing workers, 2.different.domatia.colonized=2 different domatia were colonized by the resident queens, dead=queen is found dead in domatium, 3.different.domatia.colonized: 3 different domatia on the plant were found colonized, 3.Azteca;Crematogaster.has.workers: 3 of the queens were Azteca queens ; the Crematogaster queen has already produced workers which are foraging, 2.Azteca(1.with.workers): 2 Azteca queens in plant, one is producing workers, 4.queens(1.is.dead): four queens in domatia, one of which is dead, 2.different.domatia: two different domatia were colonized, 2.Azteca(1.dead)=2 Azteca queens, one of which is dead