Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course

This dataset is associated to the original research article "Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course" published in the Journal of Experimental Botany. 

Variable
Description
Type of variable
Units

sample
Sample identifiier
Nominal Variable

sp_code
Species identifier
Nominal Variable

sp
Species latin name
Nominal Variable

direction
Friction test direction
Categorical variable

static_force
Force needed to induce motion of the stem segment
Continuous variable
mN

sliding_force
Force needed to maintain the stem segment in motion
Continuous variable
mN

sliding_dist
Distance spanned by the stem segment during test
Continuous variable
mm

nPeaks
Number of force peaks detected during test
Discrete variable
mN

peak_frequ
Peak frequency during sliding (NPeaks/sliding_dist)
Continuous variable
peaks.mm-1

diam
Diameter of the tested segment
Continuous variable
mm