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Christophe Bonenfant¹, Jean-michel Gaillard, Stéphane Dray

¹Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologic Evolutive, 43 Boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, Villeurbanne F-69622, France. bonenfan@biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Conservation Biology

Background:

Sexual segregation, the differential distribution of sexes in space or time, is a common phenomenon in animal populations.
Existing hypotheses include predation risk, forage selection, and activity budgets, but testing them is hindered by a lack of reliable measurement tools.
Current segregation coefficients are often unreliable, especially when animals aggregate or are observed alone.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel, reliable statistical method for quantifying sexual segregation and aggregation.
To provide a robust tool for testing temporal variations in sexual segregation patterns.
To overcome the limitations of existing segregation coefficients.

Main Methods:

Developed the sexual segregation and aggregation statistic (SSAS), a derivation of the chi-square statistic.
Employed a randomization procedure to test the null hypothesis of independence between male and female distributions.
Applied the SSAS to three ungulate case studies: isard, red deer, and roe deer.

Main Results:

The SSAS reliably measures sexual segregation and aggregation, unlike previous coefficients.
The method accurately differentiates between segregation, aggregation, and random mixing across diverse species.
Case studies demonstrated the SSAS's effectiveness in analyzing temporal variations in sexual segregation.

Conclusions:

The SSAS offers a significant advancement for studying sexual segregation in wildlife.
This new statistic provides clear and reliable conclusions applicable to various species and social structures.
The SSAS facilitates more accurate testing of hypotheses driving sexual segregation.