Natal dispersal in great bustards: The effect of sex, local population size and spatial isolation

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 326-334

  Martín, Carlos A ^a,c   Alonso, Juan C ^a   Alonso, Javier A ^b   Palacín, Carlos ^a   Magaña, Marina ^a   Martín, Beatriz ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balanced dispersal; Conspecific attraction; Fragmented distribution; Otis tarda; Philopatry; Radio tracking; Sex biased dispersal; Spain; Steppe land bird

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ISOLATED POPULATION; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACKING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; OTIDIDAE; OTIS TARDA;

EID: 38849133676     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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