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What drives dispersal?. Mark Andruskiw. Costs & benefits. Traditional hypotheses:. Competition for resources Competition for mates Inbreeding avoidance. Berteaux and Boutin 2000. Cone abundance:. Population density:. mom. kids. Philopatry vs. dispersal:. Berteaux and Boutin 2000.
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What drivesdispersal? Mark Andruskiw
Traditional hypotheses: • Competition for resources • Competition for mates • Inbreeding avoidance
mom kids Philopatry vs. dispersal: Berteaux and Boutin 2000
Model mom’s decision: where: Y = mother’s behavior (keep, share, bequeath) X1..Xn = explanatory variables
Model mom’s decision: Individual level
Model mom’s decision: Individual level Weight by quality Expand neighborhood
Model mom’s decision: Individual level Weight by quality Expand neighborhood
Probability Survival cost:
Model kid’s decision: where: Y = dispersal distance X1..Xn = explanatory variables
Manipulations: r10 male r2 fem r1 male r4 fem r9 fem r3 male F r8 fem r5 fem r6 fem r7 male
Core squirrel data: • Family information • Paternity • Midden ownership (vacancy, disp. dist) • Cone counts • Seen sheets (predators, alternate prey)
Logistic needs: 1 technician 35+ radios 1 telemetry flight (?) 2 receivers
2005 papers: Nest switching in relation to flea load
2005 papers: Dad? Kin recognition in red squirrels