Datasets to accompany: Environmental visual complexity increases the foraging success of mesopredators by promoting explorative behaviours (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.123057)

Manuscript title:Environmental visual complexity affects the foraging success of mesopredators by modifying their exploratory behaviour<br>------<br>Corresponding files:<br>Expt1_A_Choice.txtExpt2_A_PreyCaught.txtExpt2_B_PreyTime.txtExpt2_C_Activity.txt<br>------<br>Expt1_A_Choice.txt:<br>- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-24)- TreatmentOrder: Order in which treatment comparisons were presented (1-3)- LeftTreatment: Complexity level presented on the left-hand-side of the arena (Low, Medium or High)- RightTreatment: Complexity level presented on the right-hand-side of the arena (Low, Medium or High)- TimeLeft: Time (seconds) that a fish spent in the left-hand-side of the arena- TimeRight: Time (seconds) that a fish spent in the right-hand-side of the arena<br>------<br>Expt2_A_PreyCaught.txt:<br>- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-72)- Complexity: Level of visual complexity presented in the arena (Low, Medium or High)- NPreyCaught: Number of prey items captured in the time available (0-3)<br>------<br>Expt2_B_PreyTime.txt:<br>- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-72)- Complexity: Level of visual complexity presented in the arena (Low, Medium or High)- PreyNumber: The respective number of each prey item (1-3)- CaptureTime: Time (seconds) for fish to capture prey item relative to the last prey item or the start of the trial (for PreyNumber 1); NA if fish did not capture the prey item<br>------<br>Expt2_C_Activity.txt:<br>- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-72)- Complexity: Level of visual complexity presented in the arena (Low, Medium or High)- MedianSpeed: Median speed of fish across the trial (m/s)- MedianDist: Median distance from the arena's edge across the trial (m)- PpnExpl: Proportion of the arena explored- PpnStat: Proportion of the trial that a fish was deemed to be stationary (moving at a speed lower than 0.008 m/s)- BoutsPerMin: Mean number of movement bouts per minute- MeanBoutLength: Mean length of movement bouts exhibited by fish (seconds)