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Blount, J.D.; Cant, M.A.; Meniri, M.; Thompson, F.J.; Marshall, H.H.

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
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.
Publication date: 2023-01-18

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.

Correspondence/contact details

Blount, J.D.
University of Exeter
 j.d.blount@exeter.ac.uk

Authors

Blount, J.D.
University of Exeter
Cant, M.A.
University of Exeter
Meniri, M.
University of Exeter
Thompson, F.J.
University of Exeter
Marshall, H.H.
Roehampton University

Other contacts

Rights holders
University of Exeter, University of Exeter
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
Keywords
Banded mongoose , Life history , Mungos mungo , Uganda , weight
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N011171/1
Last updated
12 March 2024 11:28

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CITE 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