This README.txt file was generated on 2022-04-12 by Ning Li.

GENERAL NFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Food deprivation exposes sex-specific trade-offs between stress tolerance and lifespan in the copepod Tigriopus californicus

2. Author Information

	Corresponding Investigator
		Name: Dr. Ning Li
		Institution: University of Southern California
		Email: ningli@usc.edu

	Co-investigator 1
		Name: Ben A. Flanagan
		Institution: University of Southern California
		Email: bflanaga@usc.edu

	Co-investigator 2
		Name: Dr Suzanne Edmands
		Institution: University of Southern California
		Email: sedmands@usc.edu


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. Description of Dataset

Data files include longevity measurements under food limitation for both sexes within each of the four crosses tested in the study (two parental crosses and two reciprocal crosses).
	
2. File List

	File 1 Name: starvation_original_data.xlsx
	File 1 Description: Longevity, sex and family information of each individual from four crosses.

	File 2 Name: sex ratio_starvation.xlsx
	File 2 Description: Number of individuals of both sexes from four crosses.

	File 3 Name: max longevity.xlsx
	File 3 Description: Maximum lifespan estimated from each family within four crosses.

3. Software: All analyses are performed in R, and code is uploaded as "survival_analysis.R".


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: starvation_original_data.xlsx

Column "status" is specially generated for survival analysis in R.
