Gene expression Values

Raw values from qPCR output, standard curves from each plate; quantity of each gene for each individua

Dissection

Individual mass, tarsus, wing cord values as well as cDNA concentrations for each sample

13C allocation and individual descriptives

Excel file of 13C measurements (adjusted and transformed), individual organ weights, LPS dose and temperatur

Supplementary Results from Stress hormones predict a host superspreader phenotype in the West Nile virus system

Supplementary Results Table

Supplementary Figures from Stress hormones predict a host superspreader phenotype in the West Nile virus system

Supplementary Figure

Supplementary Methods from Stress hormones predict a host superspreader phenotype in the West Nile virus system

Supplementary Methods Section

Results of model comparisons in which all the two principal component axes, PC1 and PC2, as well as the individual life history traits and the two surrogates of pathogen-host encounter probabilities are incorporated as explanatory variables for reservoir competence.

<p>The coefficients for each explanatory variable, AICc values (corrected for small samples), and model weights are provided for at least the top two models and/or all models with ≥10% AIC weight.</p><p>Results of model comparisons in which all the two principal component axes, PC1 and PC2, as well as the individual life history traits and the two surrogates of pathogen-host encounter probabilities are incorporated as explanatory variables for reservoir competence.</p

Relationship between a host species’ score on the ordination of six life history traits, represented by two principal components (PC1 and PC2) and that host’s reservoir competence for <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> (Bb), <i>Babesia microti</i> (Bm), and the human-infectious strain of <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>.

<p>Relationship between a host species’ score on the ordination of six life history traits, represented by two principal components (PC1 and PC2) and that host’s reservoir competence for <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> (Bb), <i>Babesia microti</i> (Bm), and the human-infectious strain of <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>.</p

Results of principle components analysis on life history variables used by Huang et al.

<p><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107387#pone.0107387-Huang1" target="_blank">[22]</a> and in the more inclusive data set (all variables). Vectors show the mapping of the original variables onto the first two principle component axes (PC1 and PC2). Host species are given by the following notation: OV = <i>Odocoileus virginianus</i>; PrL = <i>Procyon lotor</i>; MM = <i>Mephitis mephitis</i>; DV = <i>Didelphis virginiana</i>; ScC = <i>Sciurus carolinensis</i>; TS = <i>Tamias striatus</i>; BB = <i>Blarina brevicauda</i>; SoC = <i>Sorex cinereus</i>; and PeL = <i>Peromyscus leucopus</i>.</p

Relationship between average host population density [5] and reservoir competence of that host species.

<p>Host population density is used as one of two proxies for encounter rates between ticks and host species.</p