@article{fdi:010091037, title = {{M}ultimammate rat ({M}astomys erythroleucus) capture-mark-recapture data in {B}andia ({S}enegal) between 1984 and 2012}, author = {{G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {B}a, {K}. and {N}iang, {Y}. and {P}apillon, {Y}ves and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ong-term ecological data are of paramount importance to document the effects of global changes on biodiversity and dynamics of populations and communities. {T}he site of {B}andia, 70 km southeast of {D}akar in western {S}enegal, has been the scene of numerous ecological studies since the 1970s. {I}n the frame of projects led by researchers of the {I}nstitut de {R}echerche pour le {D}eveloppement ({IRD}), rodent populations were monitored at various periods using capture-mark-recapture ({CMR}) protocols on trapping grids that yielded important datasets on population dynamics and ecology of the main species present. {A}mong them, the {G}uinea {M}ultimammate {R}at {M}astomys erythroleucus proved to represent the dominant species. {T}hus, {CMR} data were collected on {M}. erythroleucus between (i) {N}ovember 1975-{M}arch 1981, (ii) {J}anuary 1983-{O}ctober 1986, (iii) {J}anuary 1997-{A}pril 2001, and (iv) {J}une 2007-{J}une 2012. {R}aw data from the 1975-1981 period were not available, but those from the three other periods are now in the {IRD} data repository {D}ata{S}uds at . {T}hey represent 2556 (re)captures of 1296 {M}. erythroleucus individuals. {T}hey include the identity of each animal captured with some biological attributes (sex, weight at first capture, and reproductive activity), exact date and point of capture (via a trap-specific code) at each trapping occasion, and additional comments that may help to interpret the data. {T}his dataset concerning one of the most widespread rodent species of the {S}ahelo-{S}udanian bioclimatic belt provides information that can be used to address various questions such as outbreak prediction or effects of climate change.}, keywords = {{B}andia classified forest/reserve ; live trapping ; {M}astomys rats ; population dynamics ; {S}ahelo-{S}udanian savanna ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}cological {R}esearch}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[7 p.]}, ISSN = {0912-3814}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1111/1440-1703.12490}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091037}, }