Condition-dependent natal dispersal in a large herbivore: Heavier animals show a greater propensity to disperse and travel further

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1327-1327

  Debeffe, Lucie ^a   Morellet, Nicolas ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Lourtet, Bruno ^a   Bon, Richard ^b   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^c   Mark Hewison, A J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Condition dependent dispersal; Dispersal distance; GPS; Habitat heterogeneity; Roe deer; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEER; GPS; HERBIVORE; HETEROGENEITY; METAPOPULATION; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHILOPATRY; RANGE EXPANSION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84868150704     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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