Animal Dispersal

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001499

1. The movement of organisms away from the place of birth or from centers of population density (Ricklefs 1979:868)

2. The movement of individual organisms away from their birth site or breeding site to another location.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-001499
Field	Environment
References	USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology; EPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Activities, Behavior & Processes

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001499",
  "term": "Animal Dispersal",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The movement of organisms away from the place of birth or from centers of population density (Ricklefs 1979:868)\n\n2. The movement of individual organisms away from their birth site or breeding site to another location.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology",
    "EPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Activities, Behavior & Processes"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-dispersal/"
}

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