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Interspecific communication in African savannah herbivores
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. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
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- Date (Publication)
- 2019-02-05
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
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- doi: / 10.5285/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
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Bro-Jorgensen, J., Franks, D.W., Meise, K. (2019). Interspecific communication in African savannah herbivores. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of Liverpool Bro-Jorgensen, J.
Point of contact University of Liverpool Bro-Jorgensen, J. Author University of York Franks, D.W. Author University of Liverpool Meise, K. Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher
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- Thomson gazelle
- Gazella thomsonii
- Grant gazelle
- Gazella granti
- Impala
- Aepyceros melampus
- Desert warthog
- Common warthog
- Phacochoerus aethiopicus
- Ostrich
- Struthio camelus
- Topi
- Tsessebe
- Damaliscus lunatus
- Hartebeest
- Alcelaphus buselaphus
- Blue wildebeest
- Connochaetes taurinus
- Plains zebra
- Equus quagga
- African buffalo
- Syncerus caffer
- Common eland
- Tragelaphus oryx
- Northern giraffe
- Giraffa camelopardalis
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© Natural Environment Research Council
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: 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
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- Text, table
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- English
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- UTF8
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2015-04-01
- End date
- 2016-10-31
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- WGS 84
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6.zip Supporting information
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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- 2010-12-08
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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.
Metadata
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- cc0794f0-748a-42aa-b491-2f9b65c771a6 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
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- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-21T09:49:28
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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