Guppy Dispersal Behavior Data with Brain Size and Treatment Variables
by Gilles De Meester·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
Experimental data on guppy dispersal behavior, including individual brain weight, selection line, and environmental treatment. The dataset contains 34.2 KB of per-trial observations, created by Gilles De Meester and last updated on May 5, 2026. It likely originates from a controlled laboratory study.
Use Cases
Modeling dispersal probability based on brain weight and selection line.
Analyzing the effect of 'drought' versus 'control' treatments on dispersal time.
Ranking dispersal speed (DispRank) across different group sizes (Group_size).
Investigating repeat dispersal behavior (MultDispersals) in relation to individual traits like standard length (SL).
Strengths
Includes detailed individual-level measurements such as brain weight (mg) and standard length (mm).
Contains multiple experimental design variables: Treatment, Group_size, Replicate, and Round.
Provides derived metrics for analysis, including rank-transformed dispersal times (DispRank) and dispersal consistency scores (Dispersal_Score).
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
The dataset is small at 34.2 KB, indicating a limited experimental scope.
Provenance
Source
Gilles De Meester via figshare
Collection Method
Likely gathered from controlled laboratory experiments on guppies.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-05 17:24:17; freshness should be verified.