Causes and consequences of sex-biased dispersal in Columbian ground squirrel, Spermophilus columbianus

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1013-1031

  Neuhaus, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Columbian ground squirrels; Dispersal; Inbreeding avoidance; Reproductive success; Sex biased dispersal

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 33750071689     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778623653     Document Type: Article

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