Birthplace-dependent dispersal: are directions of natal dispersal determined a priori?
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V. Penteriani ([email protected]) and M. M. Delgado, Dept of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, C.S.I.C., c/ Americo Vespucio s/n, ES-41092 Seville, Spain. Present address of VP: Finnish Museum of Natural History, Univ. of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland, present address of MMD: Metapopulation Research Group, Dept of Biosciences, Univ. of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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