Crown-of-thorns starfish movement and feeding electivity data, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (2015)

In situ time-lapse photography was used to characterise movement and feeding preferences of the Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) in the northern and southern Great Barrier Reef in 2015. This record describes the data accompanying the cited publication: 'Homing behaviour by destructive crown-of-thorns starfish is triggered by local availability of coral prey.'

Data files are:
1) CoTS movement and behavioural observations
2) CoTS individual movement tracks (per image) from time-lapse photography
3) feeding electivity on coral species by CoTS from time-lapse photography

2015年，研究人员采用原位延时摄影（in situ time-lapse photography），对大堡礁北部及南部的太平洋棘冠海星（Acanthaster cf. solaris）的运动模式与摄食偏好进行了表征分析。本记录描述了与所引文献相关的数据集，该文献为《破坏性棘冠海星的归巢行为（Homing behaviour）由珊瑚猎物的局部可获得性触发》。

数据集文件包括：
1) 棘冠海星（CoTS）的运动与行为观察；
2) 通过延时摄影获得的棘冠海星（CoTS）个体运动轨迹（每帧图像）；
3) 通过延时摄影获得的棘冠海星（CoTS）对不同珊瑚物种的摄食选择性（feeding electivity）