Banded mongoose morphometrics, life history and weather data, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, 2017-2020
https://doi.org/10.5285/ac7ead61-e90b-4295-baad-9ed146f2993e
Cite this dataset as:
Blount, J.D.; Cant, M.A.; Meniri, M.; Thompson, F.J.; Marshall, H.H. (2023). Banded mongoose morphometrics, life history and weather data, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, 2017-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ac7ead61-e90b-4295-baad-9ed146f2993e
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The dataset includes life history, biometric and weather data collected for banded mongooses at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, in the period 2017-2020.
The data includes a list of experimental individuals, in addition to more general information collected in the field regarding the mongooses life history, body mass measured daily in the field, biometric data collected during trapping events and weather data.
The data includes a list of experimental individuals, in addition to more general information collected in the field regarding the mongooses life history, body mass measured daily in the field, biometric data collected during trapping events and weather data.
Publication date: 2023-01-18
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Provenance & quality
Eight groups are completely habituated to human observers and visited daily. Over 95% of the population is marked, and regularly captured for collection of biometric data and blood samples. Most individuals are trained to sit on a digital balance to record body mass.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Blount, J.D.; Cant, M.A.; Meniri, M.; Thompson, F.J.; Marshall, H.H. (2023). Banded mongoose morphometrics, life history and weather data, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, 2017-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ac7ead61-e90b-4295-baad-9ed146f2993e
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University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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