Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0058624
Publication Title
PLoS One
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
1-6
Abstract
Cooperative breeding is generally associated with increased philopatry and sedentariness, presumably because short-distance dispersal facilitates the maintenance of kin groups. There are, however, few data on long-distance dispersal in cooperative breeders-the variable likely to be important for genetic diversification and speciation. We tested the hypothesis that cooperative breeders are less likely to engage in long-distance dispersal events by comparing records of vagrants outside their normal geographic range for matched pairs (cooperatively vs. non-cooperatively breeding) of North American species of birds. Results failed to support the hypothesis of reduced long-distance dispersal among cooperative breeders. Thus, our results counter the conclusion that the lower rate of speciation among cooperative breeding taxa found in recent analyses is a consequence of reduced vagility.
Original Publication Citation
Rusk, C. L., Walters, E. L., & Koenig, W. D. (2013). Cooperative breeding and long-distance dispersal: A test using vagrant records. PLoS One, 8(3), 1-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058624
Repository Citation
Rusk, Caroline L.; Walters, Eric L.; and Koenig, Walter D., "Cooperative Breeding and Long-Distance Dispersal: A Test Using Vagrant Records" (2013). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 149.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/149