Asymmetric interactions between two butterfly species mediated by food demand (datasets)

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_larvaldata.csv

Data of the number of Sericinus montela and Atrophaneura alcinous larvae in the response surface experiment.

plot.no: Cage identity

treat.no: Treatment identity (redundant. Same as Cage identity)

s.density: Initial density of S. montela

a.density: Initial density of A. alcinous

date: Date of the data collected

total.s: Total number of surviving S. montela larvae

total.a: Total number of surviving A. alcinous larvae

day: Elapled days after the experiment started

s1-s5: The number of surviving S. montela larvae in each developmental stage

spp: The number of S. montela prepupa

sp: The number of S. montela pupa

cumul.sp: Cumulative number of S. montela pupa

a1-a5: The number of surviving A. alcinous larvae in each developmental stage

app: The number of A. alcinous prepupae

ap: The number of A. alcinous pupae

cumul.ap: Cumulative number of A. alcinous pupae

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_plantdata.csv

Data of the degree of plant defoliation in the response surface experiment.

plot.no: Cage identity

treat.no: Treatment identity (redundant. Same as Cage identity)

s.density: Initial density of S. montela

a.density: Initial density of A. alcinous

defoliation.1-4: Percentage of final food remaining of each plant individual

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_bioassay_larvae.csv

Data of larval growth in the bioassay

h.id: Herbivore identity

strain: Origin of larvae obtained

species: Herbivore species (s: S. montela, a: A. alcinous)

initial.mass: Initial wet mass of larvae (mg)

day1.mass: Wet mass of larvae at the end of the experiment (mg)

l.id: Leaf identity

l.or.r: Whether left or right side of half leaves was used

treatment: Whether aristolochic acid I was added or not (a: added, c: control)

loss: Whether the larvae were haphazardly dead during the experiment (1: dead, not used in the analysis)

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_bioassay_leafarea.csv

Data of larval consumption in the bioassay

l.id: Leaf identity

l.or.r: Whether left or right side of half leaves was used

treatment: Whether aristolochic acid I was added or not (a: added, c: control)

initial.leaf.area: Initial leaf area (mm2)

h.id: Herbivore identity

day1.leaf.area: Leaf area at the end of the experiment (mm2)

consumed.leaf.area: Consumed leaf area (initial.leaf.area - day1.leaf.area) (mm2)

note: When minus values were obtained, zeros were substituted (*). When there were no bite marks, zeros were substituted (**)

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_SFoodDemand.csv

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_AFoodDemand.csv

Data of larval growth and consumption. SFoodDemand: S. montela. AFoodDemand: A. alcinous

id: Larval identity

date: Date of data collected

taken: Wet mass of the leaves removed from rearing dishes (mg)

given: Wet mass of the leaves supplied to rearing dishes (mg)

mass: Wet mass of larvae (mg)

no.individuals: The number of individuals together in one rearing dish

memo: "redundant" means meaningless data, which were not used in the analysis

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_LeafDryWeight.csv

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_SDryWeight.csv

Hashimoto_and_Ohgushi_2023_ADryWeight.csv

Data of wet mass and dry mass. LeafDryWeight: leaf mass, SDryWeight: S. montela mass, ADryWeight: A. alcinous mass

fresh.weight: Wet mass (mg)

dry.weight: Dry mass (mg)