Fig 5.2, BTPDs, fleas vs colony rank, 16 Sept 2025

FILE DESCRIPTION Keywords: black-tailed prairie dog, burrow entrance, colony rank File name = Fig 5.2, BTPDs, fleas vs colony rank, 16 Sept 2025 These data are for BTPDs only. WTPD data are in another EXCEL file called Fig 5.2, WTPDs, Fleas vs colony rank Individuals at BTPD colonies were not marked, so I could accurately determine colony ranks (relative colony sizes), but not exact colony sizes These BTPD summary data for fleas per burrow entrance used for Figure 5.2 (which also shows sample sizes) in Hoogland 2026. This file ready for longterm storage on 07 July 2025. Most (all?) of the raw data for these summaries are from EXCEL file = BGUW, Final flea and body masses, 14 Jan 2025. Numbers in Column at far left are colony ranks (just left of Column-A) from smallest (1) to largest (10). BTPDs = black-tailed prairie dogs. WTPDs = white-tailed prairie dogs Numbers shown here are means plus one standard error (SEM). Note: these data are summaries only. Most of the raw data are in EXCEL file = BGUW, Final flea and body masses, 14 Jan 2025. Note: Flea counts in this file are from TWO time periods: June of 1977 and April of 1978