Migration

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What is Dispersal?
Animals leave areas where they have been living.
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Why do animals disperse?
Dispersal reduces the risk of inbreeding.
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What is Migration?
A form of dispersal involving moving away from and returning to a territory on an annual basis
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What are the costs of Migration?
Risk of death over trips, as well as physiological and metabolic changes.
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What is a Conditional Migration Strategy?
Individuals in species differ between being migratory or non-migratory. Social dominant individuals select the best option, whereas subordinates adopt the option with lower payoffs.
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Why do animals disperse?

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Dispersal reduces the risk of inbreeding.

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What is Migration?

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What are the costs of Migration?

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What is a Conditional Migration Strategy?

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