Foraging patterns for protein baits by South African fruit fly pests

The folder contains datasets used for statistical analyses in the dissertation titled, "Foraging patterns for protein baits by South African fruit fly pests (Diptera: Tephritidae)". The following variables were investigated for the first data chapter of the dissertation: Species (C. capitata, B. dorsalis and C. cosyra), Sex (Male and Female), Fly Age (1-day and 10-days old), Fly Diet (Sugar and Sugar + hydrolyzed yeast), Bait location (Ground, Lower canopy, Middle canopy and Upper canopy), Temperature, Relative humidity. Responders indicate the number of flies which respond to protein bait and non-responders indicate the number of non-responsive flies. The first experiment of the first data chapter investigated the effects of species, age, sex, diet, protein bait location, and weather on the magnitude of response. The data for the experiment is found on the field experiment data sheet. The second experiment of the first data chapter evaluated the effects of species, sex, diet, body weight on the protein and lipid content of the flies and effect of body protein and lipid content on their likelihood of response to the protein bait. Responders are scored a value of 1 while the non-responders are scored a value of 0 on the datasheet nutrient assays. The third experiment for the second data chapter established the response of C. capitata, B. dorsalis and C. cosyra to protein baits applied at two densities. The following variables were investigated for the second data chapter: Species (C. capitata, B. dorsalis and C. cosyra), and two bait densities (1 trap of 2000µL and 10 traps of 200µL). Responders indicate the number of flies responding to the applied protein bait densities and non-responders is the number of non-responsive flies to the applied protein bait densities.The data is in folders that are partitioned into first and second objective, the first objective folder consists of both the data collected from the field (field experiment) and laboratory based experiments (nutrient assays). The second folder consists of data for the second experiment.本数据集文件夹包含用于题为《南非实蝇类害虫（双翅目：实蝇科）蛋白诱饵觅食行为》的学位论文统计分析的全部数据集。 第一数据章节所考察的变量包括：物种（C. capitata、B. dorsalis及C. cosyra）、性别（雄性与雌性）、蝇类日龄（1日龄与10日龄）、蝇类日粮（仅糖及糖+水解酵母）、诱饵布设位置（地面、下层冠层、中层冠层及上层冠层）、温度、相对湿度。其中，响应个体数指对蛋白诱饵产生响应的实蝇数量，非响应个体数指未产生响应的实蝇数量。 第一数据章节的第一项实验探究了物种、日龄、性别、日粮、蛋白诱饵布设位置及气象条件对响应程度的影响，该实验数据存储于田间实验数据表中。 第一数据章节的第二项实验评估了物种、性别、日粮及体重对实蝇体内蛋白与脂质含量的影响，以及体内蛋白、脂质含量对实蝇响应蛋白诱饵可能性的影响。在营养检测数据表中，响应个体记为1，非响应个体记为0。 第二数据章节的第三项实验探究了C. capitata、B. dorsalis及C. cosyra对两种不同施用密度蛋白诱饵的响应情况。该章节所考察的变量包括：物种（C. capitata、B. dorsalis及C. cosyra）以及两种诱饵施用密度（1个诱捕器装载2000µL诱饵，10个诱捕器各装载200µL诱饵）。其中，响应个体数指对目标施用密度蛋白诱饵产生响应的实蝇数量，非响应个体数指未对目标施用密度蛋白诱饵产生响应的实蝇数量。 本数据集按研究目标划分为两个文件夹：第一目标文件夹包含田间采集数据（田间实验）与室内实验数据（营养检测实验）；第二文件夹包含第二数据章节的相关实验数据。