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Maternal effects and range expansion: a key factor in a dynamic process?
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 27 Apr 2009
Duckworth Renée A
Abstract excerpt
Species that depend on ephemeral habitat often evolve distinct dispersal strategies in which the propensity to disperse is closely integrated with a suite of morphological, behavioural and physiological traits that influence colonizing ability. These strategies are maintained by natural selection resulting from spatial and temporal variation in resource abundance and are particularly evident during range...
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