The following repository is meant to store research data related to the publication of: Contributions of winter foraging to the annual growth of thermally dissimilar fish species. 
Within this repository are five data files: 
2018_2019FishDietFile, 2018_2019FishMasterFile, 2018BuoyWaterTempData, 2019BuoyWaterTempData, and 2019LipidExtractionMasterFile. 
For additional methods on how these data were collected and processed, please refer to the methods section of our publication. Below are descriptions of each file and definitions for each variable:
2018_2019FishDietFile 
This file contains all information on fish diets from the study. Prey lengths were converted to dry mass using equations described in our paper. Dry masses were then converted to wet masses. Finally, total biomass was calculated as the product of wet mass and prey count. 
2018_2019FishMasterFile
This file contains all information on fish collection and processing. All demographic data are included in this file. Any empty cells are where data for a given sample were not measured or recorded. Below are descriptions of certain variables:
Species: BG - Bluegill; PS - Pumpkinseed; YP - Yellow perch
TL (mm): Total length of each fish
WT (g): Mass in grams of each fish
Condition factor: Fulton's Condition Factor calculated for each fish
Otolith (y/n): Whether otoliths were successfully recovered from a fish
GSI: Gonadosomatic index calculated for each fish
Alum. Tray weight (g): Weight of aluminum sample trays. Dry weight subsample (g) included the Alum. Tray weight, therefore, the tray weight needed to be subtracted. 
Wet weight subsampe (g): Fish homogenate was weighed before drying (used to estimate predator energy density - see bioenergetics model methods in paper)
Dry weight subsample (g): Fish homogenate was weighed after drying (used to estimate predator energy density - see bioenergetics model methods in paper)
2018BuoyWaterTempData
This file contains daily water temperature measurements from the Vermont Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’s (VT EPSCoR) Basin Resilience to Extreme Events (BREE) Buoy in Inner St. Albans Bay, Lake Champlain, VT, USA. The Buoy is located at (44° 47’ 37.889” N, 073° 9’ 18.641” W). BREE is funded through NSF Award# OIA-1556770.
2019BuoyWaterTempData
This file contains daily water temperature measurements from the Vermont Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’s (VT EPSCoR) Basin Resilience to Extreme Events (BREE) Buoy in Inner St. Albans Bay, Lake Champlain, VT, USA. The Buoy is located at (44° 47’ 37.889” N, 073° 9’ 18.641” W). BREE is funded through NSF Award# OIA-1556770.
2019LipidExtractionMasterFile
This file contains lipid content measurements for each fish sample within the study. For methods on how lipid analyses were conducted, please see our paper.