Genetic Data on Urban and Rural Squirrel Pigmentation

Supplementary Tables S1-S5 accompany research on melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1R) allele frequency clines in squirrel populations. The data, authored by Maegwin Bonar, was last updated on April 3, 2026, and is hosted on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It supports the analysis of genetic selection pressures in urban versus rural environments.

Use Cases

• Analyze allele frequency data from Table S1 to model the Mc1R cline across urban-rural gradients.
• Use genotype and phenotype association data from Table S2 to test for selection on pigmentation in bottlenecked populations.
• Compare population genetic statistics from Table S3 (e.g., FST, heterozygosity) between urban and rural squirrel groups.
• Examine sample location and metadata from Table S4 to correlate genetic patterns with specific environmental or urban features.
• Validate statistical model outputs from Table S5 against empirical genetic data to assess urban bottleneck effects.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed research publication on genetic clines.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and sample sizes are not provided in the input.
• The temporal and precise geographic coverage of the genetic samples is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Maegwin Bonar via figshare.

Collection Method

Genetic data collected as part of a research study on urban and rural squirrel populations.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Urban and rural areas studied in the associated research paper; specific locations unknown.