Ivermectin Tolerance and Fitness Traits in Dung Beetles Across an Altitudinal Gradient

Six populations of the dung beetle Euoniticellus intermedius sampled along an altitudinal gradient. The dataset analyzes ivermectin tolerance and measures fitness-related traits under laboratory conditions, including brood ball count, emergence proportion, emergence time, and pronotum width. It was authored by Andrea Esquivel-Román and last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Modeling pesticide resistance evolution based on measured ivermectin tolerance.
• Analyzing life-history trait trade-offs based on fitness-related variables like brood ball count and emergence time.
• Studying altitudinal adaptation in insects based on populations sampled across an environmental gradient.

Strengths

• Data includes six distinct beetle populations for comparative analysis.
• Measures multiple fitness-related traits (e.g., number of brood balls, proportion emerged).
• Available in CSV and R formats for accessibility.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Laboratory measurements on beetles exposed to different ivermectin concentrations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 21:38:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Populations sampled along an altitudinal gradient; specific location not stated.