Datasets to accompany: Environmental visual complexity increases the foraging success of mesopredators by promoting explorative behaviours (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.123057)

Manuscript title:
Environmental visual complexity affects the foraging success of mesopredators by modifying their exploratory behaviour

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Corresponding files:

Expt1_A_Choice.txt
Expt2_A_PreyCaught.txt
Expt2_B_PreyTime.txt
Expt2_C_Activity.txt

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Expt1_A_Choice.txt:

- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-24)
- TreatmentOrder: Order in which treatment comparisons were presented (1-3)
- LeftTreatment: Complexity level presented on the left-hand-side of the arena (Low, Medium or High)
- RightTreatment: Complexity level presented on the right-hand-side of the arena (Low, Medium or High)
- TimeLeft: Time (seconds) that a fish spent in the left-hand-side of the arena
- TimeRight: Time (seconds) that a fish spent in the right-hand-side of the arena

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Expt2_A_PreyCaught.txt:

- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-72)
- Complexity: Level of visual complexity presented in the arena (Low, Medium or High)
- NPreyCaught: Number of prey items captured in the time available (0-3)

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Expt2_B_PreyTime.txt:

- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-72)
- Complexity: Level of visual complexity presented in the arena (Low, Medium or High)
- PreyNumber: The respective number of each prey item (1-3)
- CaptureTime: Time (seconds) for fish to capture prey item relative to the last prey item or the start of the trial (for PreyNumber 1); NA if fish did not capture the prey item

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Expt2_C_Activity.txt:

- TrialNumber: Number of trial (1-72)
- Complexity: Level of visual complexity presented in the arena (Low, Medium or High)
- MedianSpeed: Median speed of fish across the trial (m/s)
- MedianDist: Median distance from the arena's edge across the trial (m)
- PpnExpl: Proportion of the arena explored
- PpnStat: Proportion of the trial that a fish was deemed to be stationary (moving at a speed lower than 0.008 m/s)
- BoutsPerMin: Mean number of movement bouts per minute
- MeanBoutLength: Mean length of movement bouts exhibited by fish (seconds)