Seasonal Activity Patterns of Captive Arabian Sand Gazelle (Gazella marica, Thomas, 1897) in Qatar
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Study Animals
2.3. Behavioral Observations
2.4. Analytical Approach
3. Results
4. Discussion
Study Constraint
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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S.no | Behavior Pattern | Description of Behavior |
---|---|---|
1 | Walking | When an animal is running or walking from one place to another |
2 | Feeding | Feeding included foraging, searching for food, ruminating and drinking |
3 | Lying down | Animal found lying down and still with eyes opened or closed |
4 | Standing | When an animal is standing still without any signs of alertness |
5 | Others | Others included social interactions, urinating, defecating, maintenance, and sexual behaviors |
Variables | Feeding | Walking | Laying Down | Standing | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season (Winter) | −10.3 (1.28 × 10−8) | - | 27.4 (0.017) | 2.46 (0.007) | - |
Time | −1.12 1.69 × 10−21 | - | - | 0.38 (0.0058) | - |
Time 2 | 0.150 (4.47 × 10−11) | −0.03 (0.) | - | −0.034 (0.004) | −0.03 (0.0003) |
Time 3 | −0.003 (3.06 × 10−11) | 0.001 (0.002) | - | 0.0009 (0.006) | 0.0009 (0.0008) |
Air Temperature | - | - | 3.04 (0.005) | - | - |
Air Temperature 2 | - | - | −0.090 (0.005) | - | - |
Air Temperature 3 | - | 0.0008 (0.005) | - | - | |
Soil Temperature | - | - | - | - | −3.04 (0.002) |
Soil Temperature 2 | - | - | - | - | −0.009 (0.0006) |
Soil Temperature 3 | - | - | −7.71 (0.03) | - | 8.91 (0.0002) |
Season: Winter–Air Temperature | - | - | −3.0 (0.009) | - | NA |
Season: Winter–Air Temperature 2 | - | - | 0.091 (0.017) | NA | |
Season: Winter–Air Temperature 3 | - | - | −0.0009 (0.039) | NA | |
Season: Winter–Soil Temperature | - | - | 0.62 (0.012) | −0.49 (0.002) | |
Season: Winter–Soil Temperature 2 | - | - | −0.02 (0.0071) | 0.017 (0.0019) | |
Season: Winter–Soil Temperature 3 | - | - | 0.0003 (0.0072) | −0.0002 (0.0049) | |
Season: Winter–Time | 3.001 (3.62 × 10−21) | - | −0.73 (0.006) | −0.77 (0.00028) | |
Season: Winter–Time 2 | −0.27 (7.88 × 10−21) | - | −0.06 (0.008) | 0.06 (0.0009) | |
Season: Winter–Time 3 | 0.008 (3.201 × 10−20) | - | −0.001 (0.013) | −0.001 (0.0017) |
Response | Model | AIC | Log-Likelihood |
---|---|---|---|
Standing | Initial Model | 1089.2 | −530.60 |
Final Model | 970.2 | −475.10 | |
Walking | Initial Model | 1153.7 | −562.85 |
Final Model | 1005.8 | −491.90 | |
Feeding | Initial Model | 1102.4 | −537.20 |
Final Model | 987.6 | −481.80 | |
Laying | Initial Model | 1201.6 | −593.80 |
Final Model | 1018.7 | −502.35 | |
Others | Initial Model | 1032.5 | −504.25 |
Final Model | 960.1 | −460.05 |
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Mahmoud, N.; Khattak, R.H.; Nawaz, M.A. Seasonal Activity Patterns of Captive Arabian Sand Gazelle (Gazella marica, Thomas, 1897) in Qatar. Animals 2025, 15, 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060778
Mahmoud N, Khattak RH, Nawaz MA. Seasonal Activity Patterns of Captive Arabian Sand Gazelle (Gazella marica, Thomas, 1897) in Qatar. Animals. 2025; 15(6):778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060778
Chicago/Turabian StyleMahmoud, Nima, Romaan Hayat Khattak, and Muhammad Ali Nawaz. 2025. "Seasonal Activity Patterns of Captive Arabian Sand Gazelle (Gazella marica, Thomas, 1897) in Qatar" Animals 15, no. 6: 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060778
APA StyleMahmoud, N., Khattak, R. H., & Nawaz, M. A. (2025). Seasonal Activity Patterns of Captive Arabian Sand Gazelle (Gazella marica, Thomas, 1897) in Qatar. Animals, 15(6), 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060778