Pacific Pocket Mouse Offspring Behavior Data from Maternal Predator Training Study

A 263.7 KB dataset authored by Catherine T. Y. Nguyen and last updated on June 4, 2026. It contains results from a study evaluating whether maternal exposure to predator training during gestation influences offspring antipredator behavior and post-release survival in the endangered Pacific pocket mouse. The data likely includes behavioral metrics and survival outcomes for offspring from trained and control mothers.

Use Cases

• Analyzing sex-specific differences in antipredator behavior based on maternal experience.
• Investigating the relationship between maternal predator training and offspring post-release survival.
• Studying the efficacy of prenatal programming versus postnatal learning in conservation contexts.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse.
• The study design includes both behavioral trials and post-release monitoring, providing linked outcome measures.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes that prenatal programming effects cannot be isolated from postnatal maternal effects or experience-dependent learning.

Provenance

Source

Catherine T. Y. Nguyen via figshare

Collection Method

Experimental study involving maternal predator training and subsequent offspring behavioral trials and monitoring.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:33:09