From: Three decades of wildlife radio telemetry in India: a review
Ecological question | Description of question | Study animals (number of studies) | Percentage of studies |
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Demography | Population dynamics and survival rate estimation | Carnivores (2) | 2.4 |
Dispersal and spatial distribution | Movement of sub-adults to new areas; pattern of dispersion of the species | Carnivores (4) | 4.9 |
Social organization | Interrelationships of the group members | Carnivores (3) | 3.7 |
Competition | Spatial separation of sympatric carnivores | Carnivores (1) | 1.2 |
Habitat preference | Temporal and spatial use of habitat resources | Carnivores (7), other mammals (11), birds (5) | 28.1 |
Home range | Estimation of area required for general activities by individual or group | Carnivores (23), other mammals (15), birds (3), reptiles (3) | 53.7 |
Migration and movement patterns | Monitoring seasonal movement over long distances; spatio-temporal movement within home range | Carnivores (14), other mammals (8), birds (9), reptiles (7), fish (1) | 47.6 |
Activity patterns | Time spent per activity or activity budget | Carnivores (7) | 8.5 |
Nesting and breeding behaviour | Behavioural observation on various aspects of breeding | Carnivore (1), birds (2), reptiles (1) | 4.9 |
Food habits | Direct observation with additional information from kill records and scat | Carnivores (12), other mammals (1), reptiles (3) | 19.5 |
Human–wildlife conflict | Monitoring movement of conflict animals | Carnivores (2), other mammals (1) | 3.7 |
Translocation and rehabilitation | Monitoring the condition of translocated and rehabilitated individuals | Carnivores (4), other mammals (3), reptiles (2) | 11.0 |