Deployment Data from Lab Experiments with Cephalotes rohweri

Data for the deployment of ants and brood to new cavities that differ in entrance size and threat environment in laboratory experiments with Cephalotes rohweri ants. Data include the experimental colony, the threat environment, the position of each nest (acting as a nest identifier) within a 16-box experimental setup, entrance size, the treatment phase, and the worker, soldier, and brood populations of the nests. Treatment was either with no introduced ant threat (no_threat) or an introduced ant threat present (threat). Position of nest within each experimental setup was denoted by the number of the box within the 4x4 16-box experimental setup, with numbering running from left to right and top to bottom. Entrance size is coded as either a small entrance of an original nest (o_s; 3.0 mm²), a new nest with a small entrance (s; 3.0 mm²), or a new nest with a large entrance (l; 13 mm²). Treatment phase is either the initial setup phase (1_s) with a standardized number of original nests, or the phase after the introduction of new empty nesting cavities (2_a). Ant and brood population counts were either as numbers, or simply presence/absence (y/n) in the setup phase.