Replication data for Fig 14.4, 14.12, WTPDs, Wean vs female body mass (X2), 04 May 2026

See also reproductive status, defined below Litter size = litter size at first emergence of offspring from their natal nursery-burrow = number of weanlings. Yearlings = number of weanlings that survive for >= 9 months after first emergence; I do not examine yearlings with this EXCEL file Survivorship = 0 = Female did NOT survive until the next mating season; Survivorship = 1 = Female DID survive until the next mating season; These data used for Figs 14.4 and 14.12 in Hoogland 2026.

This file ready for longterm storage on 02 May 2025. I considered data from the same prairie dog in different years to be independent. From this file I compare weaning vs (a) body mass during mating season for WTPD fems that DID vs did NOT wean a litter (Fig 14.4) and (b) body mass at first juvenile emergence for WTTPD fems that DID vs did NOT wean a litter (Fig 14.12) I considered data from the same prairie dog female in different years to be independent.

Wt <= 25 April = body mass from before or on 25 April = Body mass just before, during, or just after mating season WT >=16 May of body mass on or just after 16 May = Body mass just before, during, or just after first juvenile emergences Wt = body mass No teats = not visible teats TDF = teats tiny, dry, and flat = teats barely visible SDF = teats small, dry, and flat = teats visible but very small MDF = teats medium, dry, and flat = lost litter somewhere in mid-lactation LDF = teats long, dry, and flat = lost litter late in lactation Weanwt = body mass just before, at, or just after female's juveniles first appear aboveground Wt = weight = body mass in grams All weights are in GRAMS Rtear = right eartag Lftear = left eartag GPD fem marker = Nyanzol marker CV = closed vulva = closed vagina Empty cell = missing data In general, I used only one body mass for each time period per female, even though I sometimes had several body masses.

Reprostatus = 0 = female did NOT wean a litter Reprostatus = 1 = female DID wean a litter File name; Fig 14.4, 14.12, WTPDs, Wean vs female body mass (X2), 04 May 2026