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Which term refers to the movement an individual animal makes from its place of birth to the place where it reproduces?
Which term refers to the movement an individual animal makes from its place of birth to the place where it reproduces?
- Dispersion
- Distribution
- Migration
- Dispersal (correct)
What does migration mean in the context of population geneticists?
What does migration mean in the context of population geneticists?
- The movement of individuals within a population
- The movement of alleles between semiisolated subpopulations (correct)
- The movement of resources within an area
- The movement of animals from one place to another
What does dispersion refer to?
What does dispersion refer to?
- The movement of resources within an area
- The movement of animals from one place to another
- The pattern of spatial distribution taken up by the animals of an area (correct)
- The movement of individuals within a population
What can change the dispersion of animals in an area?
What can change the dispersion of animals in an area?
What does the distribution of a population or species represent?
What does the distribution of a population or species represent?