
Understanding animal movements at different spatial scales presents a significant challenge as their patterns can vary widely from daily foraging behaviours to broader migration or territorial movements. This challenge is of general interest because it impacts the ability to manage wildlife populations effectively. In this study, we conduct diffusion analysis based on European badger (Meles meles) movement data obtained from three different regions in the UK (Gloucestershire, Cornwall, and Northern Ireland) and fit a generalised linear mixed-effects model to examine the relationship between variables. We also feature a novel application of extended dynamic mode decomposition (EDMD) to uncover patterns relating to badger social organisation. By applying our approach to these different populations, we were able to assess its performance across a range of badger densities. A key result was that in some areas, EDMD clusters matched observed group home ranges, whilst in others, discrepancies likely arose because of population management interventions, such as badger culling. The methods presented offer a promising approach for studying territoriality and the impacts of management strategies on animal movement behaviour.
Behavior, Animal, Movement, Computational Biology, GPS tracking data, EDMD, United Kingdom, Homing Behavior, Mustelidae, Animals, Animal Migration, Koopman operator, Territoriality, Meles meles, Research Article
Behavior, Animal, Movement, Computational Biology, GPS tracking data, EDMD, United Kingdom, Homing Behavior, Mustelidae, Animals, Animal Migration, Koopman operator, Territoriality, Meles meles, Research Article
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