Behavioural observations, bioassays and chemical analysis pertaining to the mating behaviour of cockroaches, taking into account female-sex-hormone cross-contamination of males that can occur in aggregations such social species

This dataset contains measurements relating to courtship behaviour of the German cockroach, <i>Blattella germanica</i>, under differing amounts of the sex pheromone found in the female's cuticular lipids. Behavoural observations measured the number of mating events across different times of the day; bioassays measured whether sensory adaptation and central nervous system habituation result in diminished behavioural responses; chemical analysis measured the accumulation of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) on cockroaches that had been allowed to groom versus those that had not.<br>The dataset is a single <b>.xlsx</b> file comprising the following 9 tabs:- <b>Fig1B</b>: Distribution of mating events of 65 pairs of cockroaches over the photocycle. (These data generate Figure 1B in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig1C</b>: Locomotor activity of individual males and grooming frequencies of different body parts. (These data generate Figure 1C in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig3A</b>: Amount of CHCs in scotophase and photophase extracted from antennae and the rest of the body. (These data generate Figure 3A in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig2</b>: Amounts of CHCs on males prevented from grooming. (These data generate Figure 2 in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig3B</b>: Amount of CHCs on different body parts. (These data generate Figure 3B in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig4</b>: Context of the wing-raising (WR) display of males. (These data generate Figure 4 in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig5</b>: Percentage courtship response (WR) of intact males to male- and female-contaminated male antennae. (These data generate Figure 5 in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig6A and B</b>: Courtship performance of treated males in response to an intact female antenna. (These data generate Figure 6 in the associated manuscript)- <b>Fig7A and B</b>: Courtship performance of males with one groomed and one non-groomed antenna in response to an intact female antenna. (These data generate Figure 7 in the associated manuscript) <br>The related manuscript hypothesised that living in aggregations could cause sex pheromones in the females to be disseminated across group members by contact, and that this might interfere with sex discrimination and disrupt courtship.本数据集收录了德国小蠊（Blattella germanica）在雌性表皮脂质所含性信息素不同剂量条件下的求偶行为相关测量数据。其中，行为观测记录了不同时段的交配事件次数；生物测定实验用于探究感觉适应与中枢神经系统习惯化是否会引发行为反应减弱；化学分析则对比了允许自我梳理与禁止自我梳理的德国小蠊体表表皮碳氢化合物（cuticular hydrocarbons, CHCs）的积累量。 本数据集为单个.xlsx文件，包含以下9个工作表： 1. **Fig1B**：65对德国小蠊的交配事件在光周期下的分布情况（该数据对应关联论文的图1B） 2. **Fig1C**：雄性个体的运动活性与不同身体部位的梳理频率（该数据对应关联论文的图1C） 3. **Fig3A**：从触角及身体其余部位提取的暗期与光期表皮碳氢化合物含量（该数据对应关联论文的图3A） 4. **Fig2**：被禁止梳理行为的雄性个体体表表皮碳氢化合物含量（该数据对应关联论文的图2） 5. **Fig3B**：不同身体部位的表皮碳氢化合物含量（该数据对应关联论文的图3B） 6. **Fig4**：雄性扬起翅膀（wing-raising, WR）展示行为的发生情境（该数据对应关联论文的图4） 7. **Fig5**：完整雄性个体对沾染雄性/雌性信息素的雄性触角的求偶反应（扬起翅膀比例）（该数据对应关联论文的图5） 8. **Fig6A和B**：经过处理的雄性个体对完整雌性触角的求偶表现（该数据对应关联论文的图6） 9. **Fig7A和B**：单侧梳理触角、单侧未梳理触角的雄性个体对完整雌性触角的求偶表现（该数据对应关联论文的图7） 相关研究论文提出假说：群居生活可能导致雌性的性信息素通过接触在种群内传播，进而干扰性别识别并破坏求偶行为。