Data and R analysis code: Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours

This README file was generated on 2023-12-01 by Chase LaDue. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: Data and R analysis code: Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Chase LaDue Institution: Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Address: 2000 Remington Place, Oklahoma City, OK USA Email: [e-mail] B. Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Rebecca Snyder Institution: Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Address: 2000 Remington Place, Oklahoma City, OK USA Email: [e-mail] 3. Date of data collection: June to July 2023 4. Geographic location of data collection: Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, USA 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: No external funding. SHARING/ACCESS Information 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: LaDue, C. A., & Snyder, R. J. (2023). Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours. Biology Letters. 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: None 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: None 5. Was data derived from another source? No A. If yes, list source(s): NA 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: LaDue, C. A., & Snyder, R. J. (2023). Data and R analysis code: Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.w6m905qw1 DATA & FILE OVERVIEW 1. File List: A) Behavior.Data.csv B) Consistency.Data.csv C) Reliability.Data.csv 2. Relationship between files, if important: * To test for habituation/discrimination and generate plots: Behavioral data (`Behavior.Data.csv`) are analyzed using `Behavior.Data.Analysis.R` script. See comments within script for explanations. * To test for observer reliability and consistency: Data (`Reliability.Data.csv` and `Consistency.Data.csv`) are analyzed using `Reliability.Consistency.Analysis.R` script. See comments within script for explanations. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: None 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: NA i. Why was the file updated? NA ii. When was the file updated? NA ######################################################################### DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Behavior.Data.csv 1. Number of variables: 22 2. Number of cases/rows: 144 3. Variable List: * SessionID: ID number of observation session/bioassay * Animal.Code: unique identifier for each of six animals in study (F = female, M = male) * Trial.Set: Musth = musth discrimination series; Individual = individual discrimination series * Series.Day: day of respective bioassay series (Day 1 through Day 6) * Sample.identifier: kind of sample towards which chemosensory response was directed (habituated sample is habituated urine, control sample is vanillin mixture, novel sample is new urine; see reference for description) * Sample.Position: relative position of each sample on each day of bioassay (near or far; left or right) * Sniff: number of sniffs observed during bioassay * Check: number of checks observed during bioassay * Place: number of places observed during bioassay * Flehmen: number of flehmens observed during bioassay * Chemosensory.behavior: sum total of sniffs, checks, places, and flehmens observed during bioassay * Proximity.Count: number of times elephant was in proximity to sample during bioassay * Sniff.min: number of sniffs observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Check.min: number of checks observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Place.min: number of places observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Flehmen.min: number of flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Chemosensory.behavior.min: sum total of sniffs, checks, places, and flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Sniff.prox: number of sniffs observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Check.prox: number of checks observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Place.prox: number of places observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Flehmen.prox: number of flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Chemosensory.behavior.prox: sum total of sniffs, checks, places, and flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None ######################################################################### DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Consistency.Data.csv 1. Number of variables: 2 2. Number of cases/rows: 72 3. Variable List: * Standard: number of chemosensory behaviors per minute towards a sample observed by expert observer * Reliability: number of chemosensory behaviors per minute towards a sample observed by test observer (to check for data consistency) 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None ######################################################################### DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Reliability.Data.csv 1. Number of variables: 22 2. Number of cases/rows: 144 3. Variable List: * SessionID: ID number of observation session/bioassay * Animal.Code: unique identifier for each of six animals in study (F = female, M = male) * Trial.Set: Musth = musth discrimination series; Individual = individual discrimination series * Series.Day: day of respective bioassay series (Day 1 through Day 6) * Sample.identifier: kind of sample towards which chemosensory response was directed (habituated sample is habituated urine, control sample is vanillin mixture, novel sample is new urine; see reference for description) * Sample.Position: relative position of each sample on each day of bioassay (near or far; left or right) * Sniff: number of sniffs observed during bioassay * Check: number of checks observed during bioassay * Place: number of places observed during bioassay * Flehmen: number of flehmens observed during bioassay * Chemosensory.behavior: sum total of sniffs, checks, places, and flehmens observed during bioassay * Proximity.Count: number of times elephant was in proximity to sample during bioassay * Sniff.min: number of sniffs observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Check.min: number of checks observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Place.min: number of places observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Flehmen.min: number of flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Chemosensory.behavior.min: sum total of sniffs, checks, places, and flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per minute of observation * Sniff.prox: number of sniffs observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Check.prox: number of checks observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Place.prox: number of places observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Flehmen.prox: number of flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity * Chemosensory.behavior.prox: sum total of sniffs, checks, places, and flehmens observed during bioassay, standardized per instance of proximity 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None