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philopatry

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004869

Behavior manifested by an individual returning to, or remaining in, its birthplace or home area.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004869
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsbreeding philopatry; homing behavior; homing behaviour; natal philopatry; philopatric species; site fidelity
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsobiogeography; home range
TranslationsSpanish: filopatría
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004869",
  "term": "philopatry",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Behavior manifested by an individual returning to, or remaining in, its birthplace or home area.",
  "synonyms": [
    "breeding philopatry",
    "homing behavior",
    "homing behaviour",
    "natal philopatry",
    "philopatric species",
    "site fidelity"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "biogeography",
    "home range"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "filopatría"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/philopatry/"
}

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