This Hatala_etal_JMedEntomol_Data_readme.txt file was generated on [YYYYMMDD] by [Name] ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset Data from: Age and body size predict sperm quantity in male Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes 2. Author Information A. J. Hatala, L. C. Harrington, E. C. Degner Primary Contact Information Name: E. C. Degner Institution: Cornell University Address: Department of Entomology Cornell University 3132 Comstock Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: ecd77@cornell.edu Alternate Contact Information Name: A. J. Hatala Institution: Cornell University Address:Department of Entomology Cornell University 3131 Comstock Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: ah882@cornell.edu Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: L. C. Harrington Institution: Cornell University Address: Department of Entomology Cornell University 3138 Comstock Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: lch27@cornell.edu 3. Date of data collection RESERCH CONDUCTED 2016-03-01 - 2016-12-31 4. Geographic location: (where was data collected?): Eggs collected from Mercer County, NJ Experiments and analyses done in Comstock Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This work was funded in part by a Cornell Graduate School fellowship (to ECD) and NIH/NIAID Grant R01AI095491. -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: These data are shared under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0). https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. The authors would, however appreciate attribution and a citation to the original data when re-used (see recommended citation above). 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Hatala, AJ, Harrington, LC, Degner, EC. Age and body size influence sperm quantity in male Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes. J. Med. Entom. In Review. 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A 5. Was data derived from another source? No 6. Recommended citation for the data: Hatala, AJ , LC Harrington, EC Degner (2018). Data from: Age and body size predict sperm quantity in male Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes. Cornell University Library's eCommons Digital Repository. [ENTER PID HERE ONCE ISSUED] --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: Hatala_etal_2018_JMedEntomolData_Experimental.csv Short description: Experimental Data B. Filename: Hatala_etal_2018_JMedEntomolData_Pilot.csv Short description: Total sperm counts from 10 mosquitoes. Quantification method checked using % error. 2. Relationship between files: None. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: None. 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? NO If yes, list versions: Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: See Materials and Methods section of 2. Methods for processing the data: See Materials and Methods section of 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Hatala_etal_2018_JMedEntomolData_Experimental.csv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 5 2. Number of cases/rows: 240 3. Variable List A. Name: Mos. # Description: Mosquito Number (sequential, beginning at 1) B. Name: Age (DPE) Description: Age Value label: Days post eclosion C. Name: Body Size Description: Value label: Small or Large D. Name: Wing Length (mm) Description: Wing Length Value label: millimeters D. Name: Sperm count Description: Sperm count 4. Missing data codes: There are no field missing data in this dataset. 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used None. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Hatala_etal_2018_JMedEntomolData_Pilot.csv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 4 2. Number of cases/rows: 10 3. Variable List A. Name: Mosquito # Description: Mosquito Number (sequential, beginning at 1) B. Name: Total Count Description: Total sperm count C. Name: First 10 Wells *4 Description: Count of one quarter aliquot of total sperm solution; each well represents 5 µL aliquot from 200 µL total solution. Value label: Sperm count D. Name: % Difference Description: Percent difference between counting methods (total vs 1st 10 wells), calculated as ((total-(10wells*40))/total*100 Value label: % 4. Missing data codes: There are no field missing data in this dataset. 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used None.