Replication Data for: Ecological Constraints Alone Cannot Explain Delayed Dispersal in Splendid Fairywrens

Ecological Constraints Alone Cannot Explain Delayed Dispersal in Splendid Fairywrens Journal: Behavioral Ecology Allison E. Johnson1* and Stephen Pruett-Jones2 1. School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA 2. Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA * Corresponding author: [e-mail] or [e-mail] Delayed dispersal is a critical first step in the formation of both cooperative breeding and family-living groups. However, disentangling the multiple and potentially co-occurring factors that influence the dispersal of young individuals is often difficult and can require several data sources. We combine data from a long-term mark-recapture study and field experiments to address the patterns, fitness consequences, and proximate causes of delayed dispersal in the splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens melanotus). Here are found the data for both the long-term and experimental studies described in the above indicated manuscript, as well as the code used for statistical analyses presented in the manuscript.