philopatryn.
/fᵻˈlɒpətri/, U.S. /fəˈlɑpətri/ Zoology.
Philopatric behaviour, esp. (also more fully natal philopatry) a tendency to return to the place of origin to breed; the extent to which an animal or species shows this behaviour.
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1951 C. E. Huntington in Ecology 32 352/1 Ortstreue is the tendency of an animal to return to its birthplace or breeding place, particularly for breeding. The word ‘philopatry’ will be used as its English equivalent in this review.
1963 E. Mayr Animal Species & Evol. xiv. 416 Sedentary habits, territory occupancy, and philopatry (aided by homing ability) tend to reduce the amount of random dispersal.
1982 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 10 278/2 Natal philopatry of long-billed curlews appears significantly male biased.
1990 Naturalist 115 48 Female pipistrelles show remarkable fidelity or philopatry to their nursery colony.
1999 Auk Jan. 20 Natal philopatry occurs when a juvenile animal returns to breed at its place of birth, whereas breeding philopatry results when an animal returns to breed at the site of a previous breeding attempt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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