Wild Field Cricket Life History in North Spain 2006-2016

A 10-year monitoring dataset tracks a population of Gryllus campestris, a flightless, univoltine field cricket, in a meadow in Asturias, North Spain. The data include basic traits, behavioral observations, genotypes, and pheromone measurements collected from 2006 to 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze behavioral data patterns in relation to basic traits like age or size across the 10-year study.
• Investigate genotype distributions within the population and their correlation with observed phenotypic traits.
• Model population dynamics using longitudinal monitoring records of individual crickets and their burrows.
• Study pheromone data variations in the context of behavioral observations and seasonal changes.

Strengths

• Longitudinal data collection spanning a decade from 2006 to 2016.
• Multi-faceted data includes behavioral, genetic, and chemical (pheromone) measurements.
• Focus on a specific, well-defined population in a meadow with an altitude range of 60 to 270 meters.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size (row count) and specific feature count (columns) limits assessment of statistical power.
• Data is restricted to a single geographic population, limiting generalizability to other cricket populations.
• Temporal coverage ended in 2016, making the data potentially stale for studying recent ecological changes.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Field monitoring records of a cricket population, including trait measurement, behavioral observation, and sample collection for genetic and pheromone analysis.

Time Range

2006 to 2016

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026 -03-11, but underlying data collection ended in 2016.

Geography

A meadow in Asturias, North Spain, with an altitude range from approximately 60 to 270 meters above sea level.