Dispersal ecology and evolution pdf

Seed dispersal is fundamental to the structure and function of plant communities, but its complexity and heterogeneity impede mechanistic understanding and quan. Shanahan submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree. Evolution of dispersal traits in a biogeographical context. Dispersal ecology and evolution paperback jean clobert. A coordinated distributed experiment, replicated across multiple labs and multiple taxa, reveals that both resources and predators govern dispersal between habitats, affecting local and regional. Using a lowfecundity numerical model, we find that an increase of the level of site saturation increases the dispersal rate. Simulating effects of fitness and dispersal on the use of. Humanmediated dispersal and the rewiring of spatial.

Dispersal ecology and evolution request pdf researchgate. Dispersal capacity explains the evolution of lifespan. Dispersalecologyandevolution download free pdf epub. Dispersal ecology and evolution oxford scholarship. Besides this crucial role in population dynamics, dispersal also plays a central role in the evolution of populations and species. Dispersal ecology and evolution provides a timely and wideranging overview of the fast expanding field of dispersal ecology, incorporating the very latest research. Seed attractiveness, measured as dispersal probability, was found to be related to broad interspecific differences in composition of elaiosome phytochemistry, to high concentrations of elaiosome fatty acids, and to larger diaspore width, length, mass, and elaiosome length. Despite increasing recognition of the vast functional capabilities of the plant microbiome, our understanding of the ecology and evolution of the taxonomically hyperdiverse microbial communities is limited. Author links open overlay panel diego salazartortosa a bianca saladin b. Results from our modelling work indicate that while. It considers that limited dispersal can generate, through reduced gene flow, spatial segregation of individual organisms according to lifespan.

Request pdf dispersal ecology and evolution product9780199608904. The use of trojan sex chromosomes to skew population sex ratios is a novel method for the suppression and eradication of aquatic invasive species. Alternative models assume the existence of genes that favor aging and group benefits at the expense of reductions in individual lifespans. Given that theoretical predic tions on dispersal evolution are different if. The evolution of seed dispersal is associated with environmental heterogeneity in pinus. Humans fundamentally affect dispersal, directly by transporting individuals and indirectly. This article seeks synthesis across the fields of dispersal ecology and evolution, species distribution model ling and conservation biology. The causes, mechanisms, and consequences of dispersal at the individual, population, species, and community levels are considered. Here we propose a new model without making such assumptions. Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics. Microorganisms colonizing plant surfaces and internal tissues provide a number of lifesupport functions for their host. We found two evolutionary strategies in the dispersal.