Interspecific communication in African savannah herbivores
bibliographic citation: Bro-Jorgensen, J., Franks, D.W., Meise, K. (2019). Interspecific communication in African savannah herbivores. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
description: This dataset contains information about various aspects of the alarm communication network of African savannah herbivores. Data were collected in April 2015 and between September 2015 and October 2016 in the Masai Mara National Reserve, in southern Kenya (1°30’S, 35°10’E). Research focused on the 12 most common herbivore species in the ecosystem. For each of these species, the dataset provides information on vigilance rates, the probability to alarm call in response to different predators, the responsiveness to heterospecific alarm calls, as well as the relative abundance and grouping behaviour of species. Details on study species, study design and data analysis are provided in the supporting documentation.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: The study was conducted in the Masai Mara National Reserve as part a joint study between the University of Liverpool and the University of York. Field data were collected by experienced observers following standardised protocols. Vigilance data were video-recorded and vigilance rates subsequently analysed in BORIS, the Behavioural Observation Research Interactive Software. Responses to predator dummies were categorized based on the occurrence of alarm calls within 5 minutes of predator detection. Playback experiments were video-recorded and analysed in BORIS using a clearly defined behavioural protocol. In each case, we excluded experiments that have been disturbed by approaching predators, humans or alarm calling heterospecifics (including alarm calling conspecifics in vigilance recordings). Species counts were conducted along a pre-defined track on three different study plains. Again, we excluded sightings of groups with predators close by. The full description of the methodology is available in the metadata file submitted with this data set. Data were entered within 48 hours of recording and checked for accidental typos and unusual values.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2015-04-01
  end date: 2016-10-31
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
is referenced by: rstb.2019.0009
is referenced by: ele.13432
subject: Evolutionary ecology
subject: Animal behaviour
subject: Thomson gazelle
subject: Grant gazelle
subject: Impala
subject: Desert warthog
subject: Ostrich
subject: Topi
subject: Hartebeest
subject: Blue wildebeest
subject: Plains zebra
subject: African buffalo
subject: Common eland
subject: Northern giraffe
was generated by: Interspecific information transfer as a driver of community structure
type: Dataset
available: 2019-02-05
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright Natural Environment Research Council
access rights: UNRS
theme: Evolutionary ecology
theme: Animal behaviour
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright Natural Environment Research Council
  access rights: UNRS
  format: dat
creator: Bro-Jorgensen, J.
creator: Franks, D.W.
creator: Meise, K.
language: en

Bro-Jorgensen, J.
type: Person
family name: Bro-Jorgensen
given name: Jakob
member: University of Liverpool

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Bro-Jorgensen, J.
type: Person
family name: Bro-Jorgensen
given name: J.
member: University of Liverpool

Franks, D.W.
type: Person
family name: Franks
given name: D.W.
member: University of York

Meise, K.
type: Person
family name: Meise
given name: K.
member: University of Liverpool

rstb.2019.0009
type: Expression
bibliographic citation: Meise, K., Franks, D.W., & Bro-Jørgensen, J. (2019). Using social network analysis of mixed-species groups in African savannah herbivores to assess how community structure responds to environmental change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374(1781), 20190009.

ele.13432
type: Expression
bibliographic citation: Meise, K., Franks, D.W., & Bro‐Jørgensen, J. (2019). Alarm communication networks as a driver of community structure in African savannah herbivores. Ecology Letters, 23(2), 293-304.

Evolutionary ecology
type: Concept

Animal behaviour
type: Concept

Thomson gazelle
type: Concept
preferred label: Gazella thomsonii

Grant gazelle
type: Concept
preferred label: Gazella granti

Impala
type: Concept
preferred label: Aepyceros melampus

Desert warthog
type: Concept
preferred label: Common warthog
preferred label: Phacochoerus aethiopicus

Ostrich
type: Concept
preferred label: Struthio camelus

Topi
type: Concept
preferred label: Tsessebe
preferred label: Damaliscus lunatus

Hartebeest
type: Concept
preferred label: Alcelaphus buselaphus

Blue wildebeest
type: Concept
preferred label: Connochaetes taurinus

Plains zebra
type: Concept
preferred label: Equus quagga

African buffalo
type: Concept
preferred label: Syncerus caffer

Common eland
type: Concept
preferred label: Tragelaphus oryx

Northern giraffe
type: Concept
preferred label: Giraffa camelopardalis

University of Liverpool
type: Organization

University of York
type: Organization

Interspecific information transfer as a driver of community structure
type: Activity