On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Alvaro Jaramillo wrote:

> Jack Bowling wrote:
>
> Also, females tend to be more faithful to natal grounds
> >than males.
>
> I think that this varies depending on the taxon. Apparently waterfowl
> females are extremely faithful in returning to the natal grounds (natal
> phylopatry, not filo pastry) while the males are not. However, I do recall
> that passerines are the opposite, males tend to be faithful to their natal
> area while females are not.

I presume that having one sex return and the other not increases genetic
variation by reducing the possibility of inbreeding?


dale goble
moscow