***Seasonal variation in prey preference, diet partitioning and niche breadth in a rich large carnivore guild***

Authors: S. Vissia, F.A.S Virtuoso, A.Bouman, F. Van Langevelde
Wageningen University & Research, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa School of Life Sciences,

Corresponding author: S. Vissia

Contact Information:

sander.vissia@hotmail.com

***Related publication***
Vissia, S., Bouman, A., Virtuoso, F. A., & van Langevelde, F. (2023). Seasonal variation in prey preference, diet partitioning and niche breadth in a rich large carnivore guild. African Journal of Ecology.
Resource DOI
10.1111/aje.13098

***General Introduction***
This dataset contains data collected as part of Sander Vissia's PhD thesis project.

The data in this data set was collected in central Tuli, Botswana between February 2018 - November 2020. 

This research project was funded by the Timbo Afrika Foundation.

***Purpose of the data collection***
The purpose of the data collection was to compare seasonal changes in prey preference, diet partitioning and niche breadth of four large carnivore species, namely leopard, spotted hyena, brown hyena and wild dog.

***Description of this dataset***
The dataset includes the r script for the different analyses conducted in this study.  Explanations regarding the datafiles used can be found in the r script.
