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No genetic evidence of sex-biased dispersal in a lekking bird, the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 May 2007
Mäki-Petäys H, Corander J, Aalto J, Liukkonen T, Helle P, Orell M
Abstract excerpt
Sex-biased dispersal is often connected to the mating behaviour of the species. Even if patterns of natal dispersal are reasonably well documented for monogamous birds, only a few data are available for polygynous and especially lekking species. We investigated the dispersal of the capercaillie (...
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