Breeding dispersal
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Animals emigrate from a social group where they have bred [1]. |
Dispersal
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Animals emigrate from one social group and immigrate into another [1]. The term “biased” is used to describe the relative frequencies of male and female dispersal. For instance, male-biased dispersal means that more males than females disperse, but it does not indicate the degree of sex bias. |
Bonded groups
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Indicates strong social relationships within groups, either between males (male bonded), between males and females (male-female bonded), or between females (female bonded) [19]. |
Immigrant
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An animal that resides in a different social group than where it was born. |
Kin-based groups
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Groups consist of related animals of the same sex. Female kin-based groups consist of mostly female kin and male non-kin. Male kin-based groups consist of mostly male kin and female non-kin [48]. |
Natal
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An animal that resides in the social group where it was born. |
Natal dispersal
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Animals emigrate from the social group where they were born before they start to breed [1]. |
Parallel dispersal
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Animals transfer between groups together, or they disperse singly to groups that already contain kin or other familiar animals (i.e. animals with whom they co-resided with at some point) [49]. |
Philopatry
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Animals remain in the group where they were born [1]. Female-biased philopatry means that more females than males remain in their natal groups. |