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. 2008 Jan 23;275(1635):703–711. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0989

Table 2.

Natal dispersal distances (m) of individuals mating with related and unrelated partners (median+IQR). (The matched pair t-test uses square-rooted values of natal dispersal distances.)

inbreeding class d.f. t p mean difference (95% CI) dispersal distance of inbreeding individuals matched dispersal distance of outbreeding individuals n distance between matched nest-boxes
f=0.25
type of close inbreeding
 only one of the two siblings (randomly selected) 26 2.82 0.009 7.20 (1.94–12.45) ♂: 377 (160–542) ♂: 681 (381–1069) 27 ♂: 115 (44–181)
♀: 349 (231–664) ♀: 702 (379–1199) 27 ♀: 146 (71–193)
 parents 7 1.65 0.144 9.29 (−4.06 to 22.64) ♂: 553 (313–1812) ♂: 449 (300–634) 4 ♂: 113 (91–129)
♀: 671 (618–883) ♀: 276 (150–470) 4 ♀: 224 (179–241)
 offspring 15 6.14 <0.001 22.63 (14.77–30.48) ♂: 66 (9–107) ♂: 834 (405–1696) 12 ♂: 102 (64–139)
♀: 161 (0–338) ♀: 682 (307–1685) 4 ♀: 91 (71–113)
 brothers 26 1.83 0.079 4.60 (0.56–9.76) 352 (172–570) 608 (301–1049) 27 121 (54–178)
 sisters 26 3.59 0.001 11.42 (4.88–17.96) 377 (188–644) 1002 (557–1712) 27 129 (71–223)
f=0.125 24 5.37 <0.001 14.65 (9.02–20.27) ♂: 250 (142–413) ♂: 562 (421–1980) 12 ♂: 109 (73–137)
♀: 365 (192–773) ♀: 1466 (627–1912) 13 ♀: 130 (75–151)
f=0.0625 44 2.33 0.024 4.56 (0.63–8.57) ♂: 430 (303–641) ♂: 701 (266–956) 22 ♂: 72 (53–117)
♀: 561 (297–765) ♀: 776 (382–1345) 23 ♀: 109 (67–130)
f=0.03125 28 2.31 0.029 5.35 (0.60–10.11) ♂: 245 (207–745) ♂: 509 (353–785) 14 ♂: 83 (63–150)
♀: 517 (268–1471) ♀: 1183 (918–1590) 15 ♀: 95 (79–149)
f=0.0002 553 0.08 0.937 0.05 (−1.24 to 1.14) ♂: 514 (312–980) ♂: 540 (308–940) 293 ♂: 97 (69–139)
♀: 742 (396–1398) ♀: 829 (412–1378) 271 ♀: 99 (68–156)