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A candidate locus for variation in dispersal rate in a butterfly metapopulation.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Dec 2005
Haag Christoph R, Saastamoinen Marjo, Marden James H, Hanski Ilkka
Abstract excerpt
Frequent extinctions of local populations in metapopulations create opportunities for migrant females to establish new populations. In a metapopulation of the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), more mobile individuals are more likely to establish new populations, especially in habi...
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