Data and code from: Spatial ecology of the Turks & Caicos boa, Chilabothrus c. chrysogaster Cope, 1871 (Serpentes: Boidae)

Obtaining ecological and natural history data from cryptic squamates can be challenging, but is crucial to understanding species’ biology, particularly in the context of conservation. In the Greater Antilles, this challenge is especially apparent, particularly among the West Indian boas (genus Chilabothrus). Most species have had only minimal natural history study, with a few exceptions. The Turks & Caicos boa (C. chrysogaster) has been studied intensively for over 16 years on the small privately owned island of Big Ambergris Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands. We conducted a multi-year radio-tracking study on the species to generate information relevant to spatial habitat use and movement that will inform conservation decision-making in the face of increasing development pressure. We tracked a total of 19 female snakes using surgically implanted transmitters, enabling us to obtain between 16 and 40 location observations per boa over the lifetime of each transmitter. We estimated home ra..., Snake radio telemetry., R v. 4.2.3., # Data from: Spatial Ecology of the Turks & Caicos Boa, Chilabothrus c. chrysogaster Cope, 1871 (Serpentes: Boidae) 1\) Data file (boas2.csv) and R code (R_Code__Reynolds_etal_2023.r) to run basic spatial statistics This data file contains latitude and longitude for each snake for each encounter. The date, time, and snake ID are included as columns. The R code will allow a user to calculate distances traveled, as well as basic KUD calculations. Each row is a single observation of a snake, identified in the the name column. 2\) Data files to run spatial statistics with the package ctmm. See the external CTMM package help file for column naming conventions. This folder contains the following data files: boa_telem_data.csv. This file contains the telemetry data for all boas, formatted into the input format for ctmm. Each row is a single snake observation, identified by the event-id. Other columns include visible (was the snake found), the timestamp in CTMM format, the lat/long coo...从隐秘性有鳞爬行动物（cryptic squamates）中获取生态与自然历史数据颇具挑战，但对于理解物种生物学至关重要，尤其在保护生物学的研究语境中。在大安的列斯群岛（Greater Antilles），这一难题尤为凸显，西印度蟒蛇属（Chilabothrus）类群更是如此。除少数例外，绝大多数物种的自然历史研究均极为有限。特克斯和凯科斯蟒蛇（C. chrysogaster）已在特克斯和凯科斯群岛的私属小岛大安布格里丝凯（Big Ambergris Cay）开展了超过16年的深入研究。本研究针对该物种开展了多年无线电追踪研究，旨在获取与空间栖息地利用及移动模式相关的信息，为应对日益加剧的开发压力提供保护决策依据。我们通过手术植入发射器的方式，共追踪了19条雌性蟒蛇，使得每条蟒蛇在发射器服役周期内可获取16至40次位置观测数据。我们对家域范围进行了估算，相关研究标识为"Snake radio telemetry"，分析使用R v.4.2.3版本。本数据集源自《特克斯和凯科斯蟒蛇（Chilabothrus c. chrysogaster Cope, 1871，蛇类：蟒科）的空间生态学》。 1) 基础空间统计分析所需的数据文件（boas2.csv）与R代码（R_Code__Reynolds_etal_2023.r） 该数据文件包含每次观测时每条蟒蛇的纬度与经度信息，各列分别记录了观测日期、时间及蟒蛇编号。该R代码可支持用户计算移动距离，同时可完成基本的KUD（核利用密度，Kernel Utilization Density）计算。每一行对应一条蟒蛇的单次观测数据，在name列中标记对应个体。 2) 利用ctmm包开展空间统计分析所需的数据文件，有关列命名规范，请参阅外部CTMM包帮助文档。 本文件夹包含以下数据文件： boa_telem_data.csv。该文件包含所有蟒蛇的遥测数据，已适配ctmm包的输入格式。每一行对应一条蟒蛇的单次观测数据，以event-id标记个体。其余列包括visible（是否成功观测到蟒蛇）、CTMM格式时间戳、经纬度坐标...