Genetic background and thermal environment differentially influence the ontogeny of immune components during early life in an ectothermic vertebrate

"Palaciosetal2020_MainImmuneDataset.csv"
Data on immune parameters and measures of morphology in garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans).

Ecotype: Life-history ecotype of snake (genetic background): M-slow (M) or L-fast (L)
Population: Three-letter code for population of origin
Litter: Identification number for each litter born (2010 captive snake Cohort)
Baby: Identification number of each snake within a litter
BabyID: Individual snake identification; combination of Litter and Baby numbers
Treatment: Thermal treatment each snake was raised under: Warm (A) or Cool (B)
Sex: Male (M) or Female (F)
Age: Stage/Age of sampling: Neonate/3-month olds (1) or Juvenile/12-month olds (2)
SVL: Snout-to-vent length in millimeters
Mass: Mass in grams
LPSSI: LPS Stimulation Index (unitless); measure of in vitro proliferation of B-lymphocytes
ConASI: ConA Stimulation Index (unitless); measure of in vitro proliferation of T-lymphocytes
NAbs: Natural Antibodies (titer); from hemagglutination-hemolysis assay
Lysis: Complement-mediated lysis (titer); from hemagglutination-hemolysis assay
TotWBC: Total leukocyte count (cells/µl); from hemocytometer counts
PctL: Percentage of Lymphocytes; from blood smears *
PctH: Percentage of Heterophils; from blood smears *
PctB: Percentage of Basophils; from blood smears *
PctM: Percentage of Monocytes; from blood smears *
Totlym: Total lymphocyte count (cells/µl); calculated as product of TotWBC and PctL

* Non-integer counts result from having counted more than 100 cells and then adjusting to obtain percentages.

"Palaciosetal2020_PathAnalysisData.csv"
Data on growth and development of immune parameters in garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans).

Ecotype: Life-history ecotype of snake (genetic background): M-slow (M) or L-fast (L)
BabyID: Individual snake identification; combination of Litter and Baby numbers.
Treatment: Thermal treatment each snake was raised under: Warm (A) or Cool (B)
FoodConsumed: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) mass of food consumed (g) between measures
Growth: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) growth (change in SVL in mm) between measures
changecorrectedConASI: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in ConASI between measures, corrected for Totlym
changeLysis: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in Lysis (titer) between measures
changeNAbs: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in NAbs (titer) between measures
changecorrectedLPSSI: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in LPSSI between measures, corrected for Totlym
changeTotWBC: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in Total leukocyte count (cells/µl) between measures
changepctL: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in Pct of Lymphocytes between measures
changepctH: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in Pct of Heterophils between measures
changepctB: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in Pct of Basophils between measures
changepctM: Z-transformed (within Ecotype) change in Pct Monocytes between measures