Table 4:

Variable definitions for RPSITE_SB_hosts_data.csv. Host data for approximately 200 raccoons used for parasitological studies and collected in Santa Barbara County, California from 2012 through 2015. When data entries are restricted (e.g. “F” or “M”), acceptable values are listed in the Definition.

Variable	Definition	Format
SBMNH_accession	Animal accession number at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Raccoons are deposited as, at minimum, a skull voucher.	numeric
Project_host_ID	Code assigned to animal at time of dissection.	numeric
Collection_date	Date animal was collected. If trapped, this is trap date. If salvaged, this is the salvage date. Date is listed as MM/DD/YYYY.	date
Location	Verbatim animal collection location, typically provided by trappers, unless salvaged.	text
Latitude	Georeferenced latitude based on written location (decimal degrees).	numeric
Longitude	Georeferenced longitude based on written location (decimal degrees).	numeric
Fresh_frozen	State of animal at the time of dissection. “Fre” for dissected fresh and never frozen, “Fzn” for frozen and thawed prior to dissection.	text
Dissection_date	Date of animal dissection. Date is listed as MM/DD/YYYY, or given as a range in the form of MM/DD/YYYY-MM/DD/YYYY if the exact date of dissection is unknown	date or text
Source	How animal was procured, either “trap”, “roadkill”, or “euthanized by animal control”	text
Source_detail	Additional notes about animal source. SBCAS is Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter, USDA is United States Department of Agriculture, AIPM is Associated Pest Management.	text
Age_min	Minimum estimated age (in months) based on skull sutures, tooth emergence, and tooth wear.	numeric
Age_max	Maximum estimated age in months based on skull sutures, tooth emergence, and tooth wear.	numeric
Age_average	Average of Age_min and Age_max, in months.	numeric
Whole_length	Whole animal length, in millimeters. Taken from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail bone with the animal laying, straightened on its back on a measuring tape. Asterisks indicate that the measurement is non-standard, refer to “Notes” column before using.	numeric or text
Tail_length	Tail length measurement, in millimeters. Measured by bending tail at a 90 degree angle up from the body and measuring from the tail base to the end of the skin/bone (not including fur). Asterisks indicate that the measurement is non-standard, refer to “Notes” column before using.	numeric or text
Hindfoot_length	Hind foot length measurement, in millimeters. Measured by bending foot at the ankle and measuring from end of heel to tip of longest toe nail.	numeric
Ear_length	Ear length measurement, in millimeters. Measured from notch to tip of pinnae. Measuring to the edge of the skin, not end of the fur.	numeric
Weight	Weight in kilograms. Weighed by holding the animal on step scale, then subtracting the weight of the researcher and bag containing the animal.	numeric
Sex	Animal sex, either F for female or M for male. Determined by dissection and identification of gonads.	text
Testes	For male animals only, testes status is either “Abd” for abdominal or “Scr” for scrotal.	text
Embryos	For female animals only, if no embryos present “0”, otherwise the number of embryos.	numeric
Scars	For female animals only, uterus checked for scars and number of scars is recorded as either the total number or #+# referring to the number of scars in each uterine horn.	numeric or text
Spleen	Spleen weight in grams.	numeric
EPG_feces	Baylisascaris procyonis eggs per gram feces. Calculated using 4 grams of feces in 26ml of Sheathers sugar solution and McMaster slides as described in Weinstein (2016). 2–4 aliquots were counted from each host. If no data is present, then no fecal egg count was done for that host.	numeric
Notes	Additional notes, includes gonad condition, uterus width (U.W.), observed ectoparasites and host condition if substandard (eg. rotten).	text