Tactile stimuli induce deimatic anti-predator displays in ringneck snakes

This file is data for “Tactile stimuli induce deimatic anti-predator displays in ringneck snakes”. The species is ringneck snakes (Diadophis punctatus). “SnakeID” is the unique numerical ID for each snake. For “Sex”, M=male and F=female. “DateCollected” is the collection date for each individual. “Gravid” indicates whether female snakes contained eggs, with 1=gravid and 0= not gravid. “Scars” indicates the presence of scars, with 1= scars present and 0= no scars. “SVL(mm)” is snout-vent length in mm. “TailLength(mm)” is the length of the tail in mm. “Mass(g)” is the body mass in g. “Ecdysis” indicates that a snake was shedding skin, with 1= shedding and 0=not shedding. “CollectingBodyBodyTempC” indicates the body temperatrure during capture. All other columns contain are binary variables that indicate the presence (1) or absence (0) of behaviors (“Flee”, “Bite”, “TailCoil”, “MuskDefecation”, “LipCurl”) exhibited during collection (“Collecting” in variable name), processing (“Processing” in variable name), or tactile stimuli trials (“T” in variable name). Note that not all behaviors are present for each section of the study. Tactile stimuli include a clear plastic rod (“Clear” in variable name), a brush (“Brush” in variable name), covering with a gloved hand (“Cover” in variable name) and picking up with a gloved hand (“Pickup” in variable name).

本数据集对应研究论文《触觉刺激诱导环颈蛇展现威慑性反捕食行为》（Tactile stimuli induce deimatic anti-predator displays in ringneck snakes）。本研究涉及的物种为环颈蛇（Diadophis punctatus）。蛇编号（"SnakeID"）为每条环颈蛇的唯一数字识别码。性别（"Sex"）字段中，M代表雄性，F代表雌性。采集日期（"DateCollected"）为每条环颈蛇的野外采集时间。怀卵状态（"Gravid"）用于标识雌性环颈蛇是否怀卵：1代表怀卵，0代表未怀卵。疤痕状态（"Scars"）用于标识环颈蛇是否存在疤痕：1代表存在疤痕，0代表无疤痕。吻肛长（"SVL(mm)"）：以毫米为单位的吻肛长度。尾长（"TailLength(mm)"）：以毫米为单位的尾部长度。体重（"Mass(g)"）：以克为单位的躯体质量。蜕皮状态（"Ecdysis"）用于标识环颈蛇是否正在蜕皮：1代表正在蜕皮，0代表未蜕皮。采集时体温（"CollectingBodyBodyTempC"）为环颈蛇被捕获时的躯体体温（原文存在命名笔误，疑似应为CollectingBodyTempC）。其余所有列均为二分类变量，用于标识环颈蛇在采集阶段（变量名含"Collecting"）、处理阶段（变量名含"Processing"）或触觉刺激试验阶段（变量名含"T"）中是否展现出特定行为，包括逃跑（"Flee"）、咬击（"Bite"）、盘尾（"TailCoil"）、臭腺分泌与排粪（"MuskDefecation"）及唇卷（"LipCurl"），变量取值1代表存在对应行为，0代表不存在。需注意：本研究各实验阶段并非均涵盖上述所有行为。本研究采用的触觉刺激方式包括：透明塑料棒（变量名含"Clear"）、毛刷（"Brush"）、戴手套覆盖（"Cover"）以及戴手套抓取（"Pickup"）。