Spatial and temporal patterns in Lemniscomys striatus (Linnaeus 1758) as revealed by radio-tracking

Abstract

Lemniscomys striatus was radio-tracked in the Imperata-Cymbopogon grassland of the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Home range sizes calculated by Ranges V® using the minimum convex Polygon method (at 95%) in the postburnt grassland were on average 4.8 times larger than those before the fire. An inverse relation between home range size and population density was found. Lemstriatus was diurnal with two activity peaks during daylight, but activity ended only after dusk.