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# Data for "Effects of Azteca trigona alarm pheromones on heterospecific ant behavior"

Preferred citation (DataCite format):

  Wells, Rachel; Frost, Christopher; Yanoviak, Stephen (2021).
  Data for "Effects of Azteca trigona alarm pheromones on heterospecific ant behavior".
  University of Arizona Research Data Repository.
  Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.13963886


Corresponding Authors:   
  Christopher Frost, University of Arizona, cjfrost@email.arizona.edu
  Stephen Yanoviak, University of Louisville, steve.yanoviak@louisville.edu

License:
  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0


DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.13963886



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## Summary

Data and video files of behavioral responses of Canopy ant species individuals to volatile odors of Azteca trigona ants or control ambient air collected at Barro Colorado Island in Panama.  Two videos provide a general examples of the experimental arena and protocol, and the difference between responses to control air and A. trigona headspace air.  The single .csv file provides the specific behavioral responses of the individual ants observed and recorded during the behavioral trials.



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## Files and Folders

#### Wells_etal_Behavior_Trials_High_sample_sizes.csv: Behavioral Responses of Ants 

#### Video_examples.zip: Short videos of behavioral responses of Pseudomyrmex boopis workers to control air and air 
- `P_boopis_ctrl.mov` shows a single P.boopis response to control air
- `P_boopis_tmt.mov` shows a single P.boopis response to Azteca trigona odors


Naming convention for Wells_etal_Behavior_Trials_High_sample_sizes.csv: {Odor.Source}_{Species.Tested}_{Individual.Tested}_{Subrfamily.Tested}_{Response}_{Behavior} 
- {Odor.Source} The source of air that was inserted into behavior chambers; Azteca trigona indicates air from a vial of disturbed Azteca trigona workers; Control indicates ambient air 
- {Species.Tested} Species of Ant exposed to the odor source 
- {Individual.Tested} The ant ID from which responses were collected 
- {Subfamily.Tested} The subfamily identity of the individual ant tested 
- {Response} "1" are individuals that exhibited behavioral responses; "0" are individuals that did not exhibit behavioral responses 
- {Behavior} Blanks are individuals that showed no behavioral changes; "AG" are individuals that increased antennation speeds and mandible flared; "AM" are individuals that showed changes in antennation speed and flared mandibles; "AMG" are individuals that showed increased antennation speeds, flared mandibles, and gaster-flagged; "Ant" are individuals that showed changes in antennation speed; "Gast" are individuals that gaster-flagged; "Mand" are individuals that mandible flared; "MG" are individuals that flared mandibles and gaster flagged; "RA" are individuals that exhibited changes in running and antennation speeds; "RAM" are individuals that exhibited changes in running and antennation speeds and flared mandibles; "RAG" are individuals that changed running and antennating speeds and gaster-flagged; "RAMG" are individuals that changed running and antennating speeds, flared mandibles, and gaster-flagged; "RG" are individuals that changed running speeds and gaster-flagged; "RM" are individuals that mandible flared and exhibited changes in running speeds; "Run" are individuals that exhibited changes in running speeds