Large-scale patterns of genetic variation in a female-biased dispersing passerine: the importance of sex-based analyses.

Dispersal affects the distribution, dynamics and genetic structure of natural populations, and can be significantly different between sexes. However, literature records dealing with the dispersal of migratory birds are scarce, as migratory behaviour can notably complicate the study of dispersal. We...

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Main Authors: Monica Guerrini, Clizia Gennai, Panicos Panayides, Alan Crabtree, Iñigo Zuberogoitia, Alex S Copland, Olga Babushkina, Paolo M Politi, Dimitri Giunchi, Filippo Barbanera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4041750?pdf=render