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The absence of sex-biased dispersal in the cooperatively breeding grey-crowned babbler

  1. Caroline J. Blackmore1,*,
  2. Rod Peakall2,
  3. Robert Heinsohn1

Article first published online: 4 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01761.x

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Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volume 80, Issue 1, pages 69–78, January 2011

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Blackmore, C. J., Peakall, R. and Heinsohn, R. (2011), The absence of sex-biased dispersal in the cooperatively breeding grey-crowned babbler. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80: 69–78. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01761.x

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  1. 1

    The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

  2. 2

    Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

* Correspondence author. E-mail: caroline.blackmore@anu.edu.au

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  1. Issue published online: 8 DEC 2010
  2. Article first published online: 4 NOV 2010
  3. Received 25 August 2009; accepted 2 September 2010 Handling Editor: Stuart Piertney

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