Sex differences in the behavioural traits across ontogenetic stages in a sexually-size dimorphic spider

<p>Data collected on males and females of the spider species <em>Dolomedes fimbriatus</em>. Behavioural biology, the relationship of sex, age and body mass to voracity, boldness and propensity to attack a simulated attacker throughout ontogeny.</p> <p>ID = individual code</p> <p>Gender = 0 - female; 1 - male</p> <p>Stage = 1 - juvenile; 2 - sub-adult; 3 - adult</p> <p>Repeat = the sequence number of the experiment repetition</p> <p>Boldess = Score for boldness experiments (0 - bold; 5 - shy)</p> <p>Voracity = Score for voracity experiment (0 - did not take a fly; 1 - took a fly)</p> <p>Attack = Score for propensity to attack simulated prefator (0 - did not attack; 1- attacked)</p> <p>Mass = Specimens body mass at the time of experiment in grams</p> <p>Age = Specimens age at the time of experiment in days before (negative) and after (positive) final molt</p> <p>Difference in masa = The difference in body mass between consecutive experiments for a specimen &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Difference in age = The difference in age between consecutive experiments for a specimen</p> <p>Difference Boldness = The difference in boldness scores between consecutive experiments for a specimen</p> <p>Absolute Difference Boldness = The absolute difference in boldness scores between consecutive experiments for a&nbsp;specimen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Difference Voracity = The difference in voracity scores between consecutive experiments for a specimen&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>Absolute Difference Voracity = The absolute difference in voracity scores between consecutive experiments for a specimen&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>Difference Attack = The difference in attack scores between consecutive experiments for a specimen</p> <p>Absolute Difference Attack = The absolute difference in attack scores between consecutive experiments for a specimen</p>