Table 3. Summary of marking posts visits by male cheetahs in each dyad.
| Dyad | Total no. marking posts visited in 99% kernel overlap With a proximity of 500m |
ID | No. marking posts visited | No. mutual marking posts visited | Number of visits to mutual marking posts (mean) |
Average time per individual at mutual marking posts (hours) ˄ | Average time per individual between visits of mutual marking posts (days) ˄ | Time between different individuals visiting mutual marking posts (days) ˄ |
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| 1 | 20 | M01 | 20 | 12 | 46.16 | 7.95 ± 5.85 (7.02 ± 6.01) |
W = 4384 P = 0.025 |
3.29 ± 4.65 (1.99 ± 1.82) |
W = 836 P = <0.001 |
7.61 ± 8.78 (3.86 ± 4.24) |
W = 50 P = 0.149 |
| M02 | 12 | 1.83 | 6.67 ± 8.66 (2.52 ± 2.35) |
24.42 ± 22.54 (15.18 ± 20.68) |
3.11 ± 4.01 (1.34 ± 1.18) |
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| 2 | 24 | M01 | 23 | 11 | 14.73 | 5.72 ± 4.78 (3.89 ± 4.37) |
W = 1950 P = 0.369 |
8.65 ± 9.26 (6.34 ± 4.93) |
W = 70 P = <0.001 |
13.04 ± 11.43 (9.58 ± 8.74) |
W = 73 P = 0.402 |
| M03 | 12 | 2.45 | 5.06 ± 4.56 (2.74 ± 3.44) |
41.20 ± 47.13 (24.98 ± 36.26) |
8.06 ± 7.53 (6.11 ± 7.81) |
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| 3 | 64 | M02 | 43 | 37 | 5.35 | 7.59 ± 8.52 (4.51 ± 4.99) |
W = 11085 P = 0.177 |
26.65 ± 47.78 (11.96 ± 15.96) |
W = 768 P = <0.001 |
13.64 ± 8.51 (16.10 ± 11.64) |
W = 189 P = 0.368 |
| M03 | 58 | 3.32 | 5.22 ± 4.38 (3.97 ± 4.12) |
15.78 ± 21.94 (7.37 ± 9.14) |
11.99 ± 10.16 (7.62 ± 7.91) |
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| 4 | 7 | M01 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.15 ± 0.54 (0.91 ± 0.90) |
W = 141 P = <0.001 |
- | NA | 25.89˜ | NA |
| M04 | 6 | 10.17 | 7.72 ± 6.73 (6.74 ± 5.45) |
5.60 ± 5.14 (5.09 ± 2.74) |
0.87˜ | ||||||
˄Median ± median absolute deviation are provided in the parenthesis
˜Only 1 occasion