Female-biased natal dispersal in the Siberian flying squirrel

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-67

  Hanski, Ilpo K ^a   Selonen, Vesa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Female bias; Natal dispersal; Onset of dispersal; Philopatry; Promiscuous; Pteromys volans; Radio tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); JUVENILE; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHILOPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PTEROMYINI; PTEROMYS VOLANS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 58149236891     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn115     Document Type: Article

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