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social fence hypothesis

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on social fence hypothesis with 28 nodes and 103 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Marmota, Marmota flaviventris, Callospermophilus lateralis.

Definition

high density population reduces dispersal because immigration of new individuals will increase negative encounters

Related Terms (1)

negative dispersal

Publications (1)

student_paper

Density effects on juvenile female dispersal in a population of golden-mantled ground squirrels

2020

social fence hypothesis

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Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

Density effects on juvenile female dispersal in a population of golden-mantled ground squirrels

Related Concepts (3)

philopatry

density-dependent population regulation

natal dispersal

Frequently Associated Species

Callospermophilus lateralis

Canis lupus

Peromyscus maniculatus

Marmota flaviventris

Cervus elaphus

Urocitellus parryii

Marmota olympus

Microtus ochrogaster

Spermophilus

Rhabdomys pumilio