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A Review of the Phenotypic Traits Associated with Insect Dispersal Polymorphism, and Experimental Designs for Sorting out Resident and Disperser Phenotypes

Insects, 2020
Dispersal represents a key life-history trait with several implications for the fitness of organisms, population dynamics and resilience, local adaptation, meta-population dynamics, range shifting, and biological invasions.
David Renault
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Evolution of biological dispersal corridors through a tectonically active mountain range in New Zealand

, 2008
Aim  To assess the geological evolution and biogeographical implications of low mountain passes. In particular, we question the common biogeographical belief that major mountain belts form impervious physical barriers to biological dispersal, and that ...
D. Craw, C. Burridge, P. Upton, D. L. Rowe, J. M. Waters   +4 more
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DISPERSE, a trait database to assess the dispersal potential of European aquatic macroinvertebrates

Scientific Data, 2020
Dispersal is an essential process in population and community dynamics, but is difficult to measure in the field. In freshwater ecosystems, information on biological traits related to organisms’ morphology, life history and behaviour provides useful ...
Romain Sarremejane, N. Cid, R. Stubbington, T. Datry, M. Alp, M. Cañedo-Argüelles, A. Cordero-Rivera, Z. Csabai, C. Gutiérrez-Cánovas, J. Heino, M. Forcellini, A. Millán, A. Paillex, P. Pařil, M. Polášek, J. M. Tierno de Figueroa, P. Usseglio-Polatera, C. Zamora‐Muñoz, N. Bonada   +18 more
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Changes in seed dispersal processes and the potential for between-patch connectivity for an arid land daisy [PDF]

, 2012
Dispersal is a major and critical process in population biology that has been particularly challenging to study. Animals can have major roles in seed dispersal even in species that do not appear specifically adapted to animal-aided dispersal.
Possingham, H., Chesson, P., Facelli, Jose M., Facelli, Jose M, Day, Jemery R, Day, Jeremy R., Emmerson, Louise, Possingham, Hugh P, Chesson, Peter, Emmerson, L., Facelli, J., Possingham, Hugh, Emmerson, Louise M., Day, J.   +13 more
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Continuum of global to local dispersal frameworks highlights the increasing threat of pine wilt disease in China

Global Ecology and Conservation
The global introduction of human-mediated trade and local dispersal through transport or natural pathways are major processes and contributors to biological invasion. To effectively prevent and manage biological invasion, global introduction pathways and
Haoxiang Zhao, Xiaoqing Xian, Nianwan Yang, Jianyang Guo, Lilin Zhao, Jianghua Sun, Juan Shi, Wan-xue Liu   +7 more
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Dispersal and Repulsion of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Prenol

Biology, 2019
Chemosensory cues are crucial for entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs)—a guild of insect-killing parasitic nematodes that are used as biological control agents against a variety of agricultural pests.
Kassandra Kin, Tiffany Baiocchi, Adler R. Dillman   +2 more
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Mother knows best: dominant females determine offspring dispersal in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Relatedness between group members is central to understanding the causes of animal dispersal. In many group-living mammals this can be complicated as extra-pair copulations result in offspring having varying levels of relatedness to the dominant animals,
Helen M Whiteside, Deborah A Dawson, Carl D Soulsbury, Stephen Harris   +3 more
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Larval Dispersal Modeling of Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera following Realistic Environmental and Biological Forcing in Ahe Atoll Lagoon

PLoS ONE, 2014
Studying the larval dispersal of bottom-dwelling species is necessary to understand their population dynamics and optimize their management. The black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) is cultured extensively to produce black pearls, especially ...
Yoann Thomas, F. Dumas, S. Andréfouët
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Sex‐biased dispersal: a review of the theory [PDF]

Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society, 2018
Dispersal is ubiquitous throughout the tree of life: factors selecting for dispersal include kin competition, inbreeding avoidance and spatiotemporal variation in resources or habitat suitability.
Xiang-Yi Li, H. Kokko
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Urbanization hampers biological control of insect pests: A global meta-analysis.

Science of the Total Environment, 2022
Biological control is a major ecosystem service provided by pest natural enemies, even in densely populated areas where the use of pesticides poses severe risks to human and environmental health.
D. Korányi, Monika H. Egerer, A. Rusch, B. Szabó, P. Batáry   +4 more
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