Sex-Related Dispersal in the Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)

摘要: ABSTRACT. The rapid multiclutch mating system of the Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) provides an opportunity to examine sex differences in natal, within-year, and between-year breeding dispersal. We used nest locations over a 14-year period from population Plovers on prairie dog colonies Montana sex-related patterns natal within-year Additionally, we modeled dispersal distances relation sex, previous fate, occurrence sylvatic plague colonies. also successive fate using distance these same covariates. found no evidence moved during (mean = 13.0 km for 16 males; mean 10.2 22 females) or 2.8 3.0 26 females). (± SE) was 2.7 ± 0.60 (n 115) males nesting consecutive years 4.3 0.87 87) fe...