Larger territories reduce mortality risk for chimpanzees, wolves, and agents: Multiple lines of evidence in a model validation framework

Manuscript authors: Kristin N. Crouse, Nisarg P. Desai, Kira A. Cassidy, Erin E. Stahler, Clarence L. Lehman, and Michael L. Wilson

Code author: Nisarg P. Desai, desai054[at]umn[dot]edu

Last update: July 24, 2021

Publication: Ecological Modelling (2022) link

The repo contains code to analyze the effect of territory size on intergroup mortality on simulated agents, chimpanzees, and wolves. Analysis techniques employed include Poisson Generalized Linear Models (GLMs), Poisson Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) and Information Theoretic Model Selction using QAICc.

Data sources:
Simulated agents: data obtained from simulations performed using the agent-based model LethalGemoetry developed by Kristin N. Crouse
Chimpanzees: data from from 18 different chimpanzee communities in long-term study sites across Africa compiled by Wilson et al., 2014
Wolves: data from long-term behavioral observations of gray wolves from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Cassidy et al., 2015

Data available at reasonable request to Kristin N. Crouse (crou0048[at]umn[dot]edu)

Cite as

Crouse, K.N., Desai, N.P., Cassidy, K.A., Stahler, E.E., Lehman, C.L. and Wilson, M.L., 2022. Larger territories reduce mortality risk for chimpanzees, wolves, and agents: Multiple lines of evidence in a model validation framework. Ecological Modelling, 471, p.110063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110063