READ ME File For 'sand_lizard_behaviour_refugia_use'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D1797

ReadMe Author: Rachel Gardner, Orcid ID: 0000-0002-4911-7731

This dataset supports the thesis entitled: Optimisation of reintroduction protocols for cryptic species: Reintroducing the sand lizard Lacerta agilis to a lowland heath site
AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: [2021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA
[contains data on behavioural study of sand lizards in Chapter 2 of thesis]


This dataset contains:

four tabs, including males (continuous obs), females (continuous obs), hatchlings (interval obs) and refugia material codes
data for (fe)males A,B,C horizontally in each session
time, date, conditions of survey, observor
weather conditions (collected in situ)
location of individuals in vivarium
use of microhabitat (including refugia)
movement or stationary
hatchling aggregation
agonistic interactions (in Extra details)
NB Read in conjuntion with Appendix A.1 Captive study space use ethogram, for code descriptions



Date of data collection: [2016-08-16 : 2016-09-17]

Information about geographic location of data collection: Marwell Wildlife, Hampshire, UK

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

Related projects/Funders:
[FNES, University of Southampton; Marwell Wildlife]

Related publication:
[PhD Thesis: Optimisation of reintroduction protocols for cryptic species: Reintroducing the sand lizard Lacerta agilis to a lowland heath site]


Date that the file was created: 2021/04/06

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