Data from: ‘Nesting-assistance’: a new hypothesis for the evolution of polyandry and a test in an African foam nesting treefrog

Nesting-assistance’: a new hypothesis for the evolution of polyandry and a
test in an African foam nesting treefrog Data analysed for the paper.
Description: Data was collected from a population of African foam
nesting treefrogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) located in Hans Merensky
Nature Reserve (24e25380S, 31e22400E, 462 m a.s.l.) in Limpopo Province,
South Africa. Data was collected on 99 consecutive breeding nights between
November 19, 2006 and March 3, 2007. We collected data on:
1.     The leg churning behaviour of
frogs involved in making 65 nests to assess; i) the degree of synchrony in
leg churning behaviour and ii) the proportion of time of female leg
churning that also involved male leg churning.
2.     Ellipsoid nest volume (ml) and
the body size (snout-vent length, SVL) of females that made the nests for
134 matings. 3.     Nest success for
134 nests, including data on the cause of nest failure (either nests
desiccating or being blown down from trees).