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
19human-checked notes
Working conservation implication
What this evidence could inform
Coat-pattern mark-recapture census + survival dashboard → cost-per-animal-monitored.
This is a research and product hypothesis derived from the developing map. It is not a clinical protocol, a field-program claim, or proof that a proposed intervention works.
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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Key papers in the map
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
Open DOIEvidence to protection
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