used to test for differences between wet and dry home range
sizes.
The density of adult females was calculated by constructing
a 100% MCP around all adult female locations for the year
with the most collared animals of that demographic group.
Telemetry error was estimated by the distance between
estimated (determined by radio telemetry and program
LOASTM 4.0 b, Ecological Software Solutions) and actual (recorded
using a GPS) locations of a spare radio collar that
was moved around the forest. Mean telemetry error, calculated
by distance between estimated and actual collar positions
(n = 28) was 150 ± 76m (range = 300–30 m). This level
of error was acceptable considering that it was lower than
that used by Dickson and Beier (2002), whose approach we
followed.
The number of unsuccessful location attempts was not recorded,
so missing data were calculated as the total number
of days when a collar was active but not located.