On the spatial clustering of behavioural phenotypes: Matching movement tactics with landscape structure in a large herbivore

In the wild, individuals consistently differ in movement and space use behaviours, depending on their personality. This variation can lead to personality-habitat associations and spatial structuring, potentially generating individual niche segregation. We explored the link between personality and landscape composition and structure in a population of free-ranging roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), predicting that i) individuals with similar movement tactics would occupy similar ecological niches, which should result in ii) spatial clustering of personalities in heterogeneous landscapes with personality-alike individuals being closer to each other in space than by chance Using GPS and activity data from 263 roe deer, we calculated five movement-based personality traits. We evaluated the association between movement phenotypes and habitat by comparing the among-individual similarity in movement behaviour to their similarity in home range composition and structure. Additionally, we conducted ..., , # Data from: On the spatial clustering of behavioural phenotypes: Matching movement tactics with landscape structure in a large herbivore

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.sj3tx96jb](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sj3tx96jb)

## Description of the data and file structure

Data and R code to reproduce the results of the article : \"On the spatial clustering of behavioural phenotypes: matching movement tactics with landscape structure in a large herbivore\".

### Files and variables

#### File: spatial_matrix.RData

**Description:** Barycentres of the locations of the roe deer individuals.

*Description of the columns :*

* ID : unique identifier of the individuals
* X and Y : coordinates of the barycentres of all locations for each individual, projected in Lambert 93 (in m).

#### File: data_movement_traits_spatial_analysis.RData

**Description:** Movement traits for each month and roe deer individual.

*Description of the columns :*

* ID : unique identifier of the individuals
* month : the mon...,