No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves

Natal dispersal is an important mechanism for the viability of populations. The influence of local conditions or experience gained in the natal habitat could improve fitness if dispersing individuals settle in an area with similar habitat characteristics. This process, defined as ‘natal habitat-bias...

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Main Authors: Ana Sanz-Pérez, Andrés Ordiz, Håkan Sand, Jon E. Swenson, Petter Wabakken, Camilla Wikenros, Barbara Zimmermann, Mikael Åkesson, Cyril Milleret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181379