This README file was generated on 2023-05-16 by Jeanne Clermont

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title: Prey availability influences the effect of boldness on reproductive success in a mammalian predator

2. Author information:
 
Jeanne Clermont1*, Charline Couchoux1, Sandra Lai1, Dominique Berteaux1	
1. Canada Research Chair on Northern Biodiversity, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Qc, G5L 3A1, Canada, Center for Northern Studies and Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science.
*Corresponding author email address: jeanne_clermb@hotmail.com

3. Geographic location of data collection: Sirmilik National Park, Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada.

DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. Data description:

The dataset provided here contain raw data used in the models presented in the article "Prey availability influences the effect of boldness on reproductive success in a mammalian predator".

2. Description of variables:

Clermont_et_al_2023-arctic_fox_boldness_litter_size_data.csv

	- fox_ID - Fox individual ID 
	- year - year of the observation
	- distance_first_turnaround - Distance between the fox and the observers when the fox first turned around to look at the observers, when released from capture (m)
	- pace - Pace of the fox when fleeing after released from capture (low/intermediate/high)
	- sex - sex of the individual 
	- mass - mass of the individual (g)
	- age - age of the individual
	- capture_no - number of times the individual was captured throughout its life at the time of the behavioral assessment (including the specific observation)
	- litter_size - litter size of the fox (number of pups)
	- lemming_density - lemming density (low/high)
	- colony - whether the fox had access to the snow goose colony (yes/no)