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Variable extent of sex-biased dispersal in a strongly polygynous mammal.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2010
Pérez-Espona S, Pérez-Barbería F J, Jiggins C D, Gordon I J, Pemberton J M
Abstract excerpt
For mammals with a polygynous mating system, dispersal is expected to be male-biased. However, with the increase in empirical studies, discrepancies are arising between the expected and observed direction/extent of the bias in dispersal. In this study, we assessed sex-biased dispersal in red deer (Cervus elaphus) on 13 estates from the Scottish Highlands. A total of 568 adult individuals were genotyped at 21...
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