Investigating sex differences in genetic relatedness in great-tailed grackles in Tempe, Arizona to infer potential sex biases in dispersal

In most bird species, females disperse prior to their first breeding attempt, while males remain close to the place they hatched. While explanations for such female bias in natal dispersal have focused on the resource-defense based monogamous mating system that is prevalent in most birds, the factor...

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Main Authors: August Sevchik, Corina J. Logan, Kelsey B. McCune, Aaron Blackwell, Carolyn Rowney, Dieter Lukas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2022-02-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1302