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social fence hypothesis

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 2

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Definition

high density population reduces dispersal because immigration of new individuals will increase negative encounters

Related Terms (1)

negative dispersal

Publications (2)

student_paper

Density effects on juvenile female dispersal in a population of golden-mantled ground squirrels

2020referenced
student_paper

Density effects on juvenile female dispersal in a population of golden-mantled ground squirrels

2020tested

Related Concepts (3)

dispersal

process2 shared papers

philopatry

phenomenon2 shared papers

density dependence

process2 shared papers