Data and MATLAB code for “Thermal ecology of early life stages and Dynamic Energy Budget modelling in the subtropical forest lizard Scincella formosensis”
Description
Data and MATLAB code associated with the manuscript “Thermal ecology of early life stages and Dynamic Energy Budget modelling in the subtropical forest lizard Scincella formosensis” by Richard, R., Fan, H.-C., and Huang, S.-P. The repository contains raw experimental data on embryonic development, juvenile growth, and CO₂ production under constant-temperature treatments, together with the MATLAB-formatted dataset and code used for DEB parameter estimation. Full details of the study design, hypotheses, analyses, and interpretation are provided in the associated manuscript, and file descriptions and instructions are provided in README.txt.
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The data were generated through controlled constant-temperature experiments described in detail in the associated manuscript. Embryonic development was assessed by recording age, snout–vent length, and body mass at birth. Juvenile growth was monitored through repeated measurements of snout–vent length and body mass in two experiments conducted at different constant temperatures. CO₂ production was measured after temperature acclimation, together with individual body-size data. The raw observations are provided in Raw_Data.xlsx and were converted into the MATLAB structures contained in D.mat. To reproduce the DEB parameter estimation, place D.mat and fit_DEB_Scincella_formosensis.m in the same MATLAB directory and run: [parest, parameterTable, fitInfo] = fit_DEB_Scincella_formosensis; The code was developed in MATLAB R2024b and requires the Optimization Toolbox. Full experimental protocols, husbandry conditions, measurement procedures, and analytical methods are provided in the associated manuscript, while file descriptions and code instructions are given in README.txt.
Institutions
- National Sun Yat-sen UniversityKaohsiung, Kaohsiung