Dispersal pattern of domestic cats (Felis catus) in a promiscuous urban population: Do females disperse or die?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-211

  Devillard, Sébastien ^a   Say, Ludovic ^a   Pontier, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding and natal dispersal; Capture recapture; Felis catus; Inbreeding avoidance; Local competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISPERSAL; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FELID; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; URBAN AREA;

FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037354292     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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