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This one file dataset contains the information on the Long-haired rats (Rattus villosissimus) used in this study, i.e. data that was collected between October 2011 and May 2013. It contains the exact date (Date) for when a rat was released (Trip_type Release, Trip_number 0) or trapped (Trip_type = Seasonal Trapping, Trip >/= 1) in each of the two enclosures (Enclosure = Enclosure I or Enclosure II), as well as the treatments (Treatment regarding the access of cats into the enclosure: high_fence (no access for cats) or low_fence (access for cats)), including information on a rats gender (Sex = M (for male) or F (for female)), a rats weight (Animal_weight measured in g), body condition (Body_condition theoretically ranging from 1 (emaciated) to 5 (obese), but only categories 2 (underconditioned), 3 (well-conditioned) and 4 (overconditioned) were scored) and individual identification (PIT.ID) as well as whether they had been recaptured (New_firsttripcap_recap indicating whether the animal was new = released/ caught the very first time, was a firsttripcap = captured before, but first captured during a trapping session, or a recap = recaptured during the same trip).Date Submitted : 2014-07-04
Date Accepted : 2014-07-04
Data time period: 2011-10-19 to 2013-06-17
text: This study was conducted at Wongalara Wildlife Sanctuary, a 192 200 ha reserve south of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia. The dominant vegetation is low open savanna woodland.
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