Roaming behaviour of dogs in four remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia: preliminary investigations

Roaming behaviour of dogs in four remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia: preliminary investigations

Objective To estimate the home range (HR) and investigate the potential predictors for roaming of 58 dogs in four Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. Design Prospective study. Procedure Global positioning system (GPS) collars were attached to the dogs for 1–4 days, recording location f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australian veterinary journal 2017-03, Vol.95 (3), p.55-63
Hauptverfasser: Molloy, S, Burleigh, A, Dürr, S, Ward, MP
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Factors
Animals
Behavior, Animal
community dogs
Dogs - psychology
Female
Geographic Information Systems
Global positioning systems
GPS
home range
Humans
Indigenous communities
Investigations
Male
Native peoples
Northern Territory
Population Density
Rural Population
Sex Factors
Spatial Behavior
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To estimate the home range (HR) and investigate the potential predictors for roaming of 58 dogs in four Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. Design Prospective study. Procedure Global positioning system (GPS) collars were attached to the dogs for 1–4 days, recording location fixes every 1–3 min. Utilisation distributions (UDs) and extended (95% isopleth) and core (50% isopleth) HRs of dogs were determined. Potential predictors of roaming were assessed. Results Estimated core (median, 0.27 ha) and extended (median, 3.1 ha) HRs differed significantly (P = 0.0225 and 0.0345, respectively) between the four communities; dogs in the coastal community travelled significantly (P 
ISSN:0005-0423
1751-0813
1751-0813
DOI:10.1111/avj.12562