Fig 4. Log-transformed net dispersal distance in subadult female and male leopards in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa, 2002–2012.
Dashed line shows a significant linear regression fitting the female data (R2 = 0.392, F1,11 = 8.728, p = 0.013), solid black curve shows a significant quadratic relationship in the male data (R2 = 0.250, F1,18 = 3.247, p = 0.029) after removal of one extreme outlier (M67, diamond). Horizontal fine-dotted lines demark the diameter of one average adult female (6.1 km) and male (9.7 km) home-range. Dispersal beyond one adult female home-range diameter defines emigration. Subadult males dispersing further than one adult male home-range diameter escaped mate competition with their putative father.