Data from: Predator-driven behavioral shifts in a common lizard shape resource-flow from marine to terrestrial ecosystems

We conducted a field experiment to assess foraging niche dynamics of
semiarboreal brown anole lizards in the presence/absence of predatory
ground-dwelling curly tailed lizards in a replicated set of island
ecosystems. Data used in this study includes ecological infomration for
the replicated islands of study (i.e. relative arthropod and
seaweedabundances) together with phenotypic data of the lizards studied
(body mass, size, body condition, as well as behavioral traits describing
risk-taking behavior) as well as habitat use data and marine component of
diet as a surrogate of the diet of these lizards. One year after
experimental translocation, brown anoles exposed to these predators
increased perch height and reduced consumption of marine-derived food
resources. We also use this dataset to investigate if this foraging niche
shift altered marine-to-terrestrial resource-flow dynamics and persisted
in the diets of the first-generation offspring. Finally, we also assessed
if  lizards that displayed more risk-taking behaviors consumed
more marine prey on islands with predators present.