Reproductive Failure Predicts Intracolony Dispersal of Female Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in a Northern Population

Dispersal in mammals is typically male-biased and occurs primarily in sexually immature individuals. These dispersal characteristics are especially true for ground-dwelling sciurids, such as black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), that have polygynous breeding systems, with dispersing male...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Western North American naturalist 2020-07, Vol.80 (2), p.157-164
Hauptverfasser:	Kusch, Jillian M., Matzke, Colleen Crill, Lane, Jeffrey E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal breeding Breeding Breeding of animals Cooperation Cynomys ludovicianus Dispersal Dispersion Females Grasslands Males National parks Population Population studies Prairie dogs Reproductive failure Sexes
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