Dispersal in Adult Arctic Ground Squirrels: Why Do Males Do What They Do?

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Gillis, Elizabeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal nervous systems; Ground squirrels; Animal ecology; Hibernation; Winter ecology; Animal distribution; Animal live-capture; Animal tagging; Radio tracking of animals; Animal reproduction; Animal population; Alpine tundra ecology; Mortality; Jennifer Robinson Memorial Scholarship; Climate change; Telemetry; Treeline; Genetics; Biological sampling; Kluane Lake region; Yukon; Arctic; Kluane Lake; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63784

. The primary goal of my research on ground squirrels is to determine why adult males disperse. I use this system to understand the ecology of mating behaviour and the evolutionary implications of different mating strategies. Two hypotheses I am investigating are (1) that adult males disperse to avo...