Feeding impacts thermoregulatory behavior and consistency across day and night in a diurnal lizard

Thermoregulatory decisions impact nearly every aspect of the physiology, performance, and ecology of ectotherms. Thus, understanding the factors which influence ectotherm thermoregulatory behaviors across ecological contexts and environmental conditions is essential in predicting responses to novel or changing environments. Specifically, quantifying such behaviors across the entire diel cycle – day and night – is key to understanding the impact on physiological processes that happen during periods of inactivity, such as digestion. Utilizing high-resolution time-series data, we quantified the diel cycle of thermoregulatory behaviors in fed and unfed common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) over five consecutives days. We first tested the hypothesis that feeding status affects diurnal and nocturnal thermoregulation. Second, we quantified the impact of feeding status on patterns of consistency and correlation within and among individuals in diurnal and nocturnal thermoregulatory behaviors. L..., , # Data from: Feeding impacts thermoregulatory behavior and consistency across day and night in a diurnal lizard

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.rjdfn2zpm](10.5061/dryad.rjdfn2zpm)

## Description of the data and file structure

Data description for data files associated with Perry et al., Publication for *Behavioral Ecology*.

### Files and variables

#### File: Data\_BehaEco\_Perry2025.csv

**Description:** 

##### Variables

* ID: (character) The identity of the lizard
* Sexe: (character) The sexe of the lizard
* State: (character) The feeding statut of the lizard
* Period: (character) The diel cycle period, day or night
* Day: (numeric) The day of the consecutive measure (1 to 5 days)
* cricket_eaten: (numeric) The number of cricket eaten by the lizard for the fed group
* Group: (numeric) The experimental group passed in the thermal gradient (1 or 2)
* Session: (numeric) The experimental session passed in the thermal gradient, correspond to the feeding groups (1 or 2)
* mass1: (numeric)...,