Table 1. Characteristics of studied sites across the four nature reserves.
| Reserve | Year | Season | Site | Geography | Radio-tracking | Total number of | Area (m2) | Percentage of area characterized with the 60x60 quadrats | Density index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechuanae | dilectus | |||||||||
| BLH | 2012 | spring | BLH1 | allopatry | yes | 0 | 8 | 30113 | 75 | 0.03 |
| BLH | 2012 | spring | BLH2 | allopatry | yes | 0 | 17 | 50319 | 31 | 0.04 |
| BLH | 2012 | spring | BLH3 | allopatry | yes | 0 | 13 | 85622 | 20 | 0.01 |
| SA | 2012 | spring | SA1 | allopatry | yes | 18 | 0 | 193027 | 49 | 0.01 |
| SA | 2011 | spring | SA1 | sympatry | yes | 96 | 43 | 193027 | 49 | 0.06 |
| SA | 2011 | spring | SA2 | sympatry | yes | 7 | 10 | 45531 | 19 | 0.05 |
| SA | 2012 | spring | SA3 | allopatry | yes | 4 | 0 | 44151 | 31 | 0.01 |
| SO | 2012 | spring | SO1 | allopatry | yes | 14 | 0 | 28150 | 52 | 0.02 |
| SO | 2012 | spring | SO2 | allopatry | yes | 4 | 0 | 17907 | 53 | 0.01 |
| SO | 2012 | spring | SO3 | allopatry | yes | 0 | 51 | 88514 | 64 | 0.05 |
| SO | 2012 | spring | SO4 | sympatry | yes | 1 | 10 | 107895 | 42 | 0.01 |
| TDR | 2012 | spring | TDR1 | allopatry | yes | 68 | 0 | 119527 | 48 | 0.07 |
| BLH | 2013 | autumn | BLH3 | allopatry | no | 0 | 3 | 85622 | 20 | |
| BLH | 2012 | spring | BLH4 | allopatry | no | 0 | 3 | 16763 | 52 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA1 | sympatry | no | 25 | 8 | 193027 | 49 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA3 | allopatry | no | 12 | 0 | 44151 | 31 | |
| SA | 2013 | autumn | SA3 | allopatry | no | 8 | 0 | 44151 | 31 | |
| SA | 2013 | autumn | SA4 | allopatry | no | 0 | 1 | 37110 | 48 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA4 | sympatry | no | 4 | 7 | 37110 | 48 | |
| SA | 2012 | spring | SA4 | sympatry | no | 1 | 2 | 37110 | 48 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA5 | allopatry | no | 17 | 0 | 19462 | 45 | |
| SA | 2012 | spring | SA5 | allopatry | no | 1 | 0 | 19462 | 45 | |
| SA | 2013 | autumn | SA5 | allopatry | no | 1 | 0 | 19462 | 45 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA6 | allopatry | no | 8 | 0 | 12751 | 71 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA7 | sympatry | no | 7 | 6 | 124315 | 29 | |
| SA | 2012 | spring | SA7 | sympatry | no | 5 | 1 | 124315 | 29 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA8 | allopatry | no | 4 | 0 | 7659 | 70 | |
| SA | 2012 | autumn | SA9 | allopatry | no | 18 | 0 | 43011 | 34 | |
| SA | 2013 | autumn | SA9 | allopatry | no | 5 | 0 | 43011 | 34 | |
| SO | 2012 | autumn | SO1 | allopatry | no | 4 | 0 | 28150 | 52 | |
| SO | 2012 | autumn | SO3 | allopatry | no | 0 | 52 | 88514 | 64 | |
| SO | 2012 | autumn | SO4 | allopatry | no | 0 | 11 | 107895 | 42 | |
| SO | 2012 | autumn | SO5 | allopatry | no | 7 | 0 | 18942 | 33 | |
| SO | 2012 | autumn | SO6 | allopatry | no | 0 | 1 | 6537 | 47 | |
| SO | 2012 | autumn | SO7 | sympatry | no | 1 | 1 | 9503 | 64 | |
| TDR | 2013 | autumn | TDR1 | allopatry | no | 4 | 0 | 119527 | 48 | |
| TDR | 2012 | spring | TDR2 | allopatry | no | 3 | 0 | 17701 | 57 | |
BLH: Bloemof, SA: Sandveld, SO: Soetdoring and TDR: Tussen Die Riviere nature reserves.