Natal dispersal and recruitment in a cooperatively breeding bird

Dispersal is a fundamental but poorly understood process in ecology, evolution and conservation. Natal dispersal patterns are a major determinant of population kin structure and thus may play a key role in social evolution. We studied natal dispersal in the cooperatively breeding long-tailed tit Aeg...

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Published in:	Oikos Vol. 117; no. 9; pp. 1371 - 1379
Main Authors:	Sharp, Stuart P., Baker, Mitchell B., Hadfield, Jarrod D., Simeoni, Michelle, Hatchwell, Ben J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell
Subjects:	Aegithalos caudatus Animal and plant ecology Animal populations Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Aves Biological and medical sciences Birds breeding DDD (pesticide) Dispersal Ecology evolution Evolutionary biology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology methodology Nests population structure Siblings Vertebrata Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Vertebrata Cooperative breeding Social interaction Animal cooperation Population structure Ecology Aves Nest Dispersion Recruitment
ISSN:	0030-1299, 1600-0706
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