Mean (+SE) brood mass at dispersal at first breeding, in relation to the duration of maternal care.

<p>Mean (+SE) brood mass at dispersal at first breeding, in relation to the duration of maternal care.</p

Mean (+SE) brood mass at dispersal at subsequent breeding bout, in relation to the duration of maternal care at first breeding.

<p>Mean (+SE) brood mass at dispersal at subsequent breeding bout, in relation to the duration of maternal care at first breeding.</p

Mean (+SE) lifespan of experimentally widowed females in relation to the time spent caring for their first brood.

<p>Mean (+SE) lifespan of experimentally widowed females in relation to the time spent caring for their first brood.</p

Mean (+SE) lifespan of females that cared for larvae until they dispersed, either when widowed before hatching or when partners were present throughout the first brood.

<p>Mean (+SE) lifespan of females that cared for larvae until they dispersed, either when widowed before hatching or when partners were present throughout the first brood.</p

Boncoraglio et al database Dryad file

Original data collected in the lab. File created with Excel 2003. No abbreviations used for column headings

Bioassays with ants_pairwise tests_1% anal fluid solutions_Lindstedt et al.

Data about the bioassays with wood ants with 1 % experimental solutions. First sheet includes the data and the second one includes the short description of the variables

Romano_et_al

Data on begging behaviour of nestling barn swallow. See README.txt for details

Bioassays with ants_pairwise tests_10% anal fluid solutions_Lindstedt et al.

Data about the bioassays with wood ants for the 10% concentration experimental fluids. First sheet includes the data and second short description of the variables

Variation in color and chemical defence in burying beetles_Lindstedt et al

Individual data for the variation in size and colour of the orange and black marking and volume of anal fluid produced under threat in N. vespilloides burying beetles. First sheet includes the data and second short explanations for the variables measured

TSR of yearlings in the population in any (<i>t</i>+1)-th study year in relation to adult survival between year <i>t</i> and year <i>t</i>+1.

<p>The analysis was restricted to the years when more than 180 yearlings were sampled (see <i>Statistical analyses</i>).</p