"Metadata for: Bartsch ST, van Wettere WHEJ, Griffith SC and Leu ST (2026). Environmental uncertainty affects movement and space-use in sheep. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology",
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Variable name,Description
id,Assigned animal identification number
name,Assigned animal identification name
total.dist,Total distance travelled per day per sheep (kilometres)
mean.step,"Mean step length travelled per 15 seconds, per day, per sheep (metres)"
dailydisp,Displacement of each sheep per day; distance from first location to last location (kilometres)
abs.mean.turn.angle.rand,"Mean absolute turn angle, per day, per sheep (radians), using the R function abs(x)"
PatchsDisc,Total number of food patches that were discovered until the end of the day
area,"95% MCP home range area, per day, per sheep (km2)"
Replicate,"Replicate 1 or 2 with 1 being the days before the hay was moved, 2 being the days after the hay was moved. "
DayOfExperiment,"Day in which the observation occurred. (1:16 days of observations). Day 1, 5, 9 and 13 removed (handling or replenishment days removed.)"
DayNo,"Day number, after removing days of handling and replenishment (1:12)"