Effects of individual condition and habitat quality on natal dispersal behaviour in a small rodent

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 929-937

  Rémy, Alice ^a,b   Le Galliard, Jean François ^b,c,d   Gundersen, Gry ^b   Steen, Harald ^e   Andreassen, Harry P ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d ÉCOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^e NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Delayed effects; Dispersal movements; Heterogeneous habitat; Life history trade off; Microtus oeconomus

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; FITNESS; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITTER SIZE; NATAL DISPERSAL; PATCH SIZE; RANGE SIZE; RODENT; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION COVER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NORWAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 79960846177     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01849.x     Document Type: Article

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