Natal and breeding dispersal of Canada geese Branta canadensis

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Author: LESSELLS, C. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1985
• Subjects: Canada; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1985.tb05035.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1985.tb05035.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1985.tb05035.x

Natal dispersal in Canada Geese Branta canadensis breeding in the English midlands is male‐biased; males are more likely to change sites between birth and breeding, and move greater distances when they do so. Breeding dispersal is confined to within‐site movements, and the evidence for a sex bias is equivocal. It is suggested that the ability to exploit information on brood rearing areas may be an important selection pressure favouring female philopatry in wildfowl.