Reduced body mass in a highly insectivorous mammal, the garden dormouse - Ecological consequences of insect decline?

Data from Erhardt, S., Förschler, M. I., &amp; Fietz, J. (2025). Reduced Body Mass in a Highly Insectivorous Mammal, the Garden Dormouse—Ecological Consequences of Insect Decline? <i>Ecology and Evolution</i>, <i>15</i>(4), e71340. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71340Data on food residues in fecal samples follected from garden dormiceStructure of the dataset:<br>study site: 3 level RL, WK, MEmonth: Month in which data were collected<br>year: year of collection<br>ID: Individual identifier of a juvenile individual<br>sex: 2 level: m=male, f=femaleage: j = juvenile, a= adult<br>proportion of different food categoriesseeds, furits, arthropods, moss, leaes, buds, blossom and miscellaneous<br>Data on the body mass of adult garden dormiceStructure of the dataset:<br>study site: 3 level RL, WK, MEmonth: Month in which data were collected<br>year: year of collection<br>ID: Individual identifier of an adult individual<br>sex: 2 level: m=male, f=female<br>bm: body mass in g<br>TL: tibia length in mm<br>period: 2 level; period 1 (years from 2003 to 2005), period 1 (years from 2018 to 2021)Taminhib: median of the daily minimum ambient temperature during hibernation in °C (from October to April)<br>Data on the body mass of juvenile garden dormiceStructure of the dataset:<br>study_site: 3 level RL, WK, MEmonth: Month in which data were collected<br>year: year of collection<br>ID: individual identifier of a juvenile individual<br>sex: 2 level: m=male, f=female, ?=no classified<br>bm: body mass in g<br>TL: tibia length in mm<br>period: 2 level; period 1 (years from 2003 to 2005), period 1 (years from 2018 to 2021)week of birth: weeknumber of the birth dateData on date of birth and juvenile development of the reference litterdate: date of measurement<br>TL: tibia length in mm<br>age_days: juvenile age in days<br><br><br><br><br>