Mweya, Uganda data details lethal intergroup conflicts observed in a banded mongoose population between 2000 and 2011. The dataset records which group won each contest, which individual died, and the date of the conflict.
Use Cases
- Analyze the proportion of mortalities from winning groups versus losing groups using the recorded group outcome and individual death data.
- Model temporal patterns in lethal conflict frequency using the date field across the 12-year observation period.
- Investigate the relationship between group victory and individual mortality by linking the winning group identifier to the deceased individual's affiliation.
Strengths
- Data covers a 12-year continuous observation period from 2000 to 2011.
- Records specific, observed events of lethal intergroup conflict with defined outcomes.
- Focuses on a single, well-defined population at the Mweya, Uganda field site.
Limitations
- Unknown sample size (row count) limits assessment of statistical power.
- Geographic scope is limited to one field site, reducing generalizability.
- Data may be temporally stale for modeling current population dynamics.
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Information Data Centre
- Collection Method
- Field observations of two banded mongoose groups engaging in lethal conflict.
- Time Range
- 2000-2011
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Mweya, Uganda