Mating systems, philopatry and dispersal in birds and mammals

1980/11/01 by Paul J. Greenwood · 3,966 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Biological dispersal #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Inbreeding #Inbreeding avoidance #Kin recognition #Mate choice #Mating #Mating system #Philopatry #Plant and animal studies #Population #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(80)80103-5

published in Animal Behaviour 28(4), 1140-1162 (Elsevier BV)

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