Table 1 Database of papers examined at the abstract or full-text level for extractable phenotypic data.

From: A comprehensive database of thermal developmental plasticity in reptiles

Column

Description

paper_no

Unique number assigned to each manuscript data was extracted from. This paper_no column matches the data_no column in Database.csv.

first_author_surname

The surname of the first author on the manuscript data was extracted from

authors

All authors on the manuscript, and ordered as specified when published

year

Year of manuscript publication

title

Title of the publication

journal

The name of the journal the article was published in

volume

Volume of the journal the publication belongs to

pages

The range of pages of the publication

doi_stableurl

An internet link to the publication as appropriate. Typically, this is either its DOI, a stable URL, or a link to the publication on ResearchGate. If unable to locate a URL, then cell filled with “NA”

abstract

Abstract of the publication

used

“Y”: the publication was included in the database

 

“N”: the database was excluded from the database a “Partially”: a subset of the data within the paper was included in the database

excld_1

Excluded (Y/N) because the study species was viviparous

excld_2

Excluded (Y/N) because the methods or data were unclear

excld_3

Excluded (Y/N) because the study involved a designed temperature shift experiment

excld_4

Excluded (Y/N) because the study was not an experimental manipulation

excld_5

Excluded (Y/N) because the study involved hormonal experimental manipulation

excld_6

Excluded (Y/N) because post-hatching treatments were confounded with the temperature treatments

excld_7

Excluded (Y/N) because the paper was inaccessible

excld_8

Excluded (Y/N) for another reason, that is not specified above. More details can be found in the 'comments' column as appropriate.

comments

Text to specify comments for any other reason the paper was excluded, or to provide more details about the manuscript.

  1. Full citation details and exclusion criteria are included in “Citations.csv” file.