#### Readme for Dobson et al. 2018 in Proceedings: Biological Sciences ####

R code for analyses presented in Dobson et al. (2018) are provided in PRSLB_code.R
JAGS must be installed on the computer/machine before being able to run this code. Please visit http://mcmc-jags.sourceforge.net for more info.

Data used in the analyses and required for the R code are given in paternity_mammals.csv
Variables are as follows (further information can be found in Dobson et al. 2018):
nbrood = number of litters for which multiple paternity was determined for each population
avgbrood = average litter size (number of offspring per litter) of each population
minbood = minimum litter size
maxbrood = maximum litter size
pmult = probability of multiple paternity determined by analyses of microsatellite DNA
avgsire = average number of sires per litter of each population
minsire = minimum number of sires 
maxsire = maximum number of sires 

Sources for the original data collected from manuscripts with full references are given in PRSLB_DataAppendix.docx