Foraging patterns for protein baits by South African fruit fly pests

The folder contains datasets used for statistical analyses in the dissertation titled, "Foraging patterns for protein baits by South African fruit fly pests (Diptera: Tephritidae)". The following variables were investigated for the first data chapter of the dissertation: Species (C. capitata, B. dorsalis and C. cosyra), Sex (Male and Female), Fly Age (1-day and 10-days old), Fly Diet (Sugar and Sugar + hydrolyzed yeast), Bait location (Ground, Lower canopy, Middle canopy and Upper canopy), Temperature, Relative humidity. Responders indicate the number of flies which respond to protein bait and non-responders indicate the number of non-responsive flies. The first experiment of the first data chapter investigated the effects of species, age, sex, diet, protein bait location, and weather on the magnitude of response. The data for the experiment is found on the field experiment data sheet. The second experiment of the first data chapter evaluated the effects of species, sex, diet, body weight on the protein and lipid content of the flies and effect of body protein and lipid content on their likelihood of response to the protein bait. Responders are scored a value of 1 while the non-responders are scored a value of 0 on the datasheet nutrient assays. The third experiment for the second data chapter established the response of C. capitata, B. dorsalis and C. cosyra to protein baits applied at two densities. The following variables were investigated for the second data chapter: Species (C. capitata, B. dorsalis and C. cosyra), and two bait densities (1 trap of 2000µL and 10 traps of 200µL). Responders indicate the number of flies responding to the applied protein bait densities and non-responders is the number of non-responsive flies to the applied protein bait densities.The data is in folders that are partitioned into first and second objective, the first objective folder consists of both the data collected from the field (field experiment) and laboratory based experiments (nutrient assays). The second folder consists of data for the second experiment.

该文件夹包含用于《南非果蝇害虫（双翅目：实蝇科）捕食蛋白质诱饵的觅食模式》这一论文中统计分析的数據集。该论文的第一章数据章节对以下变量进行了研究：種類（C. capitata、B. dorsalis及C. cosyra）、性別（雄性及雌性）、飛蟲齡齡段（1日齡及10日齡）、飛蟲飲食（糖及糖+水解酵母）、誘餌位置（地面、低層樹冠、中層樹冠及高層樹冠）、溫度、相對濕度。回應者表明對蛋白質誘餌作出反應的飛蟲數量，而非回應者則表明無反應飛蟲的數量。第一章數據章節的第一個實驗探究了種類、齡齡段、性別、飲食、蛋白質誘餌位置及天氣對回應幅度的影響。實驗數據可於現場實驗數據表中查得。第一章數據章節的第二個實驗評估了種類、性別、飲食、體重對飛蟲蛋白質和脂質含量的影響，以及體內蛋白質和脂質含量對其對蛋白質誘餌作出反應可能性的影響。回應者在數據表營養測定項目中被評為1分，而非回應者則評為0分。第二章數據章節的第三個實驗確立了C. capitata、B. dorsalis及C. cosyra對兩種密度蛋白質誘餌的回應。第二章數據章節研究變數包括：種類（C. capitata、B. dorsalis及C. cosyra）以及兩種誘餌密度（2000µL的陷阱一個及200µL的陷阱十個）。回應者表示對應蛋白質誘餌密度的飛蟲數量，而非回應者則表示對應蛋白質誘餌密度無反應的飛蟲數量。數據分為兩個目標的文件夹，第一個目標的文件夹包括從現場（現場實驗）和基於實驗室（營養測定）收集的數據，第二個文件夹則包含第二個實驗的數據。