Banded Mongoose Intergroup Conflict Mortality and Reproduction Data 2000-2019

2000-2019 data from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, documents mortality costs and reproductive success from intergroup conflict in a wild banded mongoose population. The dataset includes observations of aggressive interactions, individual mortality from fighting, and long-term records of reproductive events and oestrus timing.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between individual mortality from fighting and lifetime reproductive success to quantify fitness costs of conflict.
• Model the impact of simultaneous oestrus events in focal and rival groups on the likelihood of intergroup interactions.
• Compare the number of offspring from extra-group mating to within-group offspring to assess reproductive benefits of intergroup encounters.
• Examine patterns of collective violence and aggression across social groups over a 19-year observation period.

Strengths

• Long-term observational data spanning 19 years from 2000 to 2019.
• Focus on a specific wild population on the Mweya Peninsula, providing consistent ecological context.
• Combines multiple fitness metrics: mortality data and reproductive success measures.

Limitations

• Sample size and number of rows are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is restricted to a single geographic location, which may limit generalizability to other mongoose populations.
• Relies on observational methods, which may introduce biases in recording intergroup events.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Long-term observations of naturally occurring aggressive interactions and reproductive events in a wild population.

Time Range

2000-2019

Freshness

Data collection ended in 2019; metadata was last updated in 2026.

Geography

Mweya Peninsula, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda