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Fig. 5 | Movement Ecology

Fig. 5

From: Movement of leopard tortoises in response to environmental and climatic variables in a semi-arid environment

Fig. 5

Variables predicting daily movement. Daily movement for leopard tortoises, Central Karoo, South Africa, as predicted by model averaging using two top candidate generalized linear mixed models. Predictor variables with relative importance (RI) include a) standardized mean temperature (RI = 0.70), b) standardized distance from water source (RI = 1.00), c) habitat type (RI = 1.00), and d) month (RI = 1.00). Abbreviations include: Bar = non-vegetated, Cul = cultivated fields, Den = dense bush, Grs = grassland, Opn = open bush, and Shr = low shrubland. Spr = spring, Sum = summer, Aut = autumn, and Win = winter. For month, 1 = January, 2 = February, 3 = March, etc

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