exploration
Behavioral tendency to investigate novel environments, measured through open-field tests
exploration
feeding onset
generation time
The mean age of females when they lay eggs or give birth, calculated as the inverse of the sum of elasticities of population growth rate to changes in fecundities
individual fitness
Lifetime reproductive output of individual organisms, measured as total brood cell production across all nests for female bees
interpath angle
The angle between the paths of predator and prey to the prey's refuge, expressing degree to which prey must run towards an approaching predator
intruder pressure
mutual tolerance
When any social group contains 2 or more males with neither male forced to leave the group because of conflict
nest success
opportunity for selection
overhead concealment
Percentage of nest area hidden from predators when viewed from directly above, measured using gridded circle
partner preference
When animals prefer to associate with certain individuals over others within a group
phenological overlap
The number of weeks during a growing season when both pollinators and their floral resources are active and available
provision weight
reproductive output
The production of reproductives (males and new queens) by bumble bee colonies, measured as abundance of males in late season
reproductive status
Classification of female reproductive phase as gestation/lactation or post-reproductive/pre-hibernation
reproductive success
Successful production of larvae that develop to feeding stage on buried carcasses
root surface area
size at emergence
The body size of mayflies when they emerge as adults from aquatic larval stage
style length
survival analysis
Statistical methods for analyzing time-to-event data, here focused on summer survival probability
territory size
Linear distance along stream between upper and lower boundaries of breeding territory
trap behavior
Behavioral activity of birds when captured in traps, measured as activity index from feeding to high distress behaviors
Caddisfly survival
Male function
UV proportion
active lodge
activity
aggressiveness
allelic richness
Number of alleles present in a population, standardized for sample size
behavioral selectivity
proportion of successful behaviors when interacting with apparatus
body mass
The weight of an individual animal, used as an indicator of survival and fecundity
brood cell completion
brood quality
Measures of brood fitness including larval number, weight, and production efficiency
butterfly activity
Number of butterflies observed during a given time period, used as a measure of behavioral activity influenced by environmental conditions
caste distribution function
The range of worker sizes within colonies, also called worker polymorphism
cell position within nest
clinical severity
cohort duration
The number of elapsed days from the estimated starting date to ending date of a developmental cohort
collaboration
When animals work together to take over existing social groups and oust the dominant males, as seen in banded mongooses
colonization rate
The rate at which empty sites are reoccupied by dispersing individuals
conservation status
crossing distance
crown-white proportion
A correlate of condition and strong social signal in mountain white-crowned sparrows, measured as stripe width to crown width ratio
developmental rate
The speed at which organisms progress through life stages, influenced by temperature and other environmental factors
dipteran seasonal abundance
Patterns of fly abundance and biomass across the growing season
disease resistance
The ability of a host organism to resist infection or reduce disease severity when exposed to pathogens
fat stores
fecal GCM levels
female kin density
The number of related breeding females (coefficient of relatedness >0.125) using the same locality as the focal female