Description of data files for Stucki & Koelliker (2013) on Co-evolutionary feedbacks between family interactions and life-history 21.5.2013 A) Java source code: "Basic_SourceCode_(Commented).java" The source code for the basic simulation (equal to the UV-Treatment). Needs to be compiled before running (using eg. the javac compiler and java JRE virtual machine to run) The simulation runs completely in textmode printing out the currently simulated run and the time used (in sec) at the end. Data files are produced within the same folder as the compiled code (for data file description see C) ). B) Folders 1_UV-Treatment, 2_RV-Treatment, 3_A0-Treatment, 4_A05-Treatment, 5_A1-Treatment, 6_A2-Treatment, 7_A4-Treatment: The folders contain the data files generated by the simulations for each experimental setup and the specific source code used (named BegMasNewStandard*.java) C) Datafiles within folders: each file number (#) corresponds to one run BegMasNewStandard*.java: Source code used for the specific treatment allelfreqs_#.txt: contains the total numbers of each allele in the population (#) in each generation Gen: generation a*: sensitivity alleles x*: begging alleles, b*: baseline alleles c*: clutchsize alleles (* corresponds to the allele value) data_#.txt: contains data on life history traits Gen: generation mean_PI: mean parental investment for the whole population sd_PI: standard deviation in parental investment for the population mean_Cnr: the average number clutches produced in the population sd_Cnr: standard deviation in the number clutches produced in the population meannop: mean total number offspring per parent in the population sdnop: standard deviation in the total number offspring per parent in the population np: total number of parents in the population no: total number offspring in the population nstarv: total number offspring which died because random number was above the survival value nlimit: number of offspring removed to maintain maximal population size surv: total number surviving offspring stabil_#.txt: contains mean trait values expressed in the population (population phenotypes) Gen: generation meanA: mean sensitivity expressed in the population meanX: mean begging expressed in the population, meanB: mean baseline expressed in the population meanC: mean clutchsize expressed in the population