Condition-dependent, phenotype-dependent and genetic-dependent factors in the natal dispersal of a solitary rodent

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1093-1100

  Selonen, Vesa ^a   Hanski, Ilpo K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Habitat saturation; Heterozygosity fitness correlation; Natal dispersal; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHENOTYPE; PHILOPATRY; RODENT;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 79952030110     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01714.x     Document Type: Article

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