A computer‐assisted system for photographic mark–recapture analysis
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Open DOIGiraffe evidence area
Population decline, demography & census
Status, decline, survival, abundance estimation and monitoring gaps.
196mapped records
105open-access records
19records with verification flag
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Corpus coverage
1949–2026
54% of mapped records are marked open access. Classification can be imperfect; use the paper-level sources for substantive conclusions.
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Fission–fusion dynamics in wild giraffes may be driven by kinship, spatial overlap and individual social preferences
Animal Behaviour
Open DOISex Differences in Giraffe Feeding Ecology: Energetic and Social Constraints
Ethology
Open DOISocial networks, long-term associations and age-related sociability of wild giraffes
Animal Behaviour
Open DOIHerd composition, kinship and fission–fusion social dynamics among wild giraffe
African Journal of Ecology
Open DOISocial organization and behaviour of giraffe in Tsavo East National Park
African Journal of Ecology
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