This DATSETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on 2022-01-13 by R. Isaac Rojas-González



GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Xenosaurus platyceps growth rate

2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
		Name: R. Isaac Rojas-González
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	B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
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	C. Alternate Contact Information
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3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2000-03-01 to 2003-11-30

4. Geographic location of data collection: Tamaulipas, Mexico

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: CONACYT and DGEP-UNAM


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: To be added

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: 

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 

5. Was data derived from another source? no
	A. If yes, list source(s): 

6. Recommended citation for this dataset: 


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 

a) RojasGonzalezFieldGrowthRate.text: contains data related to field study of growth in two populations of Xenosaurus platyceps

b) RojasGonzalezCommonGarden.txt: contains data related to a laboratory common garden experiment of neonates from two populations of Xenosaurus platyceps

2. Relationship between files, if important: 

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no 


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
Details of Methods can be found in Rojas-González et al. In Review

2. Methods for processing the data: 
Growth rates were calculated as described in Rojas-González et al. In Review

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
None. Files are txt files with data columns separated by commas

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 
Details of Methods can be found in Rojas-González et al. In Review

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: 


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: RojasGonzalezFieldGrowthRate.txt

1. Number of variables: 4

2. Number of cases/rows: 256

3. Variable List: 
Population: Identifies the population for the individual - either Gómez Farías or El Madroño
Sex: Identifies the sex of the individual (Male or Female)
Initial Snout-vent Length: Snout-vent length of an individual at its first capture (in mm)
Growth Rate: Growth rate of individual (in mm/d)

4. Missing data codes: No missing data

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: RojasGonzalezCommonGarden.txt

1. Number of variables: 4

2. Number of cases/rows: 110

3. Variable List: 
Population of Origin: Identifies the population from which the neonate's mother originated - either Gómez Farías or El Madroño
Temperature: Identifies whether the neonate was grown under low (23°C) or high (27°C) temperature treatment
Food: Identifies whether the neonate was grown under low (2 two-week-old crickets twice a week) or high (2 two-week-old crickets three times a week) food treatment
Growth Rate (mm/d): Growth rate of neonate over the course of the experiment (in mm/d)

4. Missing data codes: No missing data

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None