Skin structure and red blood cell size of the Emei mustache toad (Leptobrachium boringii)

Red blood cells are often washed out of large subcutaneous vessels as single cells and found lying on slides containing skin sections.3_defense-related_variables.xlsx: mean values of stratum compactum thickness, average minimum diffusion path length/average epidermal thickness, and epidermal thickness for each body region for each individual. This dataset was used for correlation analyses between variables.4_epidermis_and_subepidermal_capillary_variables.xlsx: mean values of epidermal thickness, minimum diffusion path length, perfused subepidermal capillaries per mm epidermis, and average minimum diffusion path length/average epidermal thickness for each body region for each individual.

This dataset was used for correlation analyses between variables.Capillary_density.xlsx: for testing the effect of breeding stage and sex, snout-vent length, and body region on perfused subepidermal capillaries density.Capillary_density_variation_in_males.xlsx: For the density of perfused subepidermal capillaries, across body regions, a correlation between the group mean of nonbreeding males and the difference in breeding male and nonbreeding male group means was tested for based on this dataset.Capillary_erythrocyte_content.xlsx: for testing the effect of breeding stage and sex, snout-vent length, and body region on the grade of red blood cell count per subepidermal capillary.Capillary_minimum_diffusion_path_length.xlsx: for testing the effect of breeding stage and sex, snout-vent length, and body region on subepidermal capillary minimum diffusion path length.Capillary_penetration_extent_ratio.xlsx: for testing the effect of breeding stage and sex, snout-vent length, and body region on the extent of capillary penetration into the epidermis.Epidermal_thickness.xlsx: for testing the effect of breeding stage and sex, snout-vent length, and body region on epidermal thickness.Red_blood_cell_datasets.xlsx: for testing the effect of snout-vent length and group according to breeding stage and sex on red blood cell size and shape.Total_and_stratum_compactum_thicknesses.xlsx: for testing the effect of breeding stage and sex, snout-vent length, and body region on total skin thickness and stratum compactum thickness.