Philopatry, site fidelity and local kin associations within grey seal breeding colonies

• Main Authors: Pomeroy, P P, Twiss, S D, Redman, P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: HALICHOERUS-GRYPUS; NORTH-RONA; PHOCA-VITULINA; GENE DYNAMICS; HARBOR SEALS; SCOTLAND; POPULATIONS; DISPERSION; SIZE; Rona; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/philopatry-site-fidelity-and-local-kin-associations-within-grey-seal-breeding-colonies(c6b96c27-c7b2-46da-a883-8f6664aded2f).html; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033753171&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Colonially breeding animals such as grey seals typically have a discrete number of breeding sites. The extent to which offspring are philopatric (return to breed at their natal site) and the prevalence of philopatry by sex of pup has fundamental consequences for the social and genetic structure with...