Multilevel selection on social network traits differs between sexes in experimental populations of forked fungus beetles

These data describe patterns of social interaction in 12 experimental populations of Bolitotherus cornutus. Each population experienced both a clumped and an even distribution of bracket fungi resources over two different three-week observation periods (i.e. the resource distribution was switched between observation periods). Social interactions were defined as individuals in close proximity (within 5cm) of one another and were collected through scan sampling three times a day. Fitness metrics (mate guarding in males and egg laying in females) were also documented during behavioral observations. Behavioral datasets were error-checked to remove all unidentifiable beetles and all impossible or partially recorded interactions. Weighted individual and group social network metrics were calculated from observed social interactions using the simple ratio index. Network density was calculated in the R package sna. All other weighted social network metrics were calculated in the R package tnet.