Banded Mongoose Prenatal Provisioning Effects on Pup Survival in Uganda 2013-2016

Field data from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, examines the effect of prenatal food provisioning on female banded mongooses and their offspring. The study experimentally manipulated the condition of pregnant females between 2013 and 2016 to measure impacts on weight change, cooperative care allocation, and pup survival.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between prenatal provisioning and female weight change during pregnancy and the escorting period.
• Model pup survival outcomes based on pup weight at birth and weight change during the escorting period.
• Investigate the allocation of cooperative escorting care in relation to prenatal condition and pup weight inequalities.

Strengths

• Data collected from a multi-year field study spanning 2013 to 2016.
• Includes experimentally manipulated conditions with provisioned and control groups for causal analysis.
• Measures multiple linked variables: female weight, pup weight, escorting contributions, and survival.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic scope is limited to the Mweya Peninsula in one national park.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Field observations with experimental manipulation of prenatal food provisioning.

Time Range

2013-2016

Freshness

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Geography

Mweya Peninsula, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda