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Philoptatry

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020883

The tendency of species or groups to remain in or habitually return to their native regions or territories. Organisms that are highly philopatric tend to stay in a defined geographic location.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020883
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA Genetic Diversity as an Indicator of Ecosystem Condition and Sustainability Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/eerd/Glossary-%20Genetic%20Diversity.pdf
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020883",
  "term": "Philoptatry",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The tendency of species or groups to remain in or habitually return to their native regions or territories. Organisms that are highly philopatric tend to stay in a defined geographic location.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Genetic Diversity as an Indicator of Ecosystem Condition and Sustainability Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/eerd/Glossary-%20Genetic%20Diversity.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/philoptatry/"
}

Record 20,883 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.