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Flight metabolic rate and Pgi genotype influence butterfly dispersal rate in the field.
Ecology - 1 Aug 2009
Niitepõld Kristjan, Smith Alan D, Osborne Juliet L, Reynolds Don R, Carreck Norman L, Martin Andrew P, Marden James H, Ovaskainen Otso, Hanski Ilkka
Abstract excerpt
Dispersal is a key life-history trait, especially in species inhabiting fragmented landscapes. The process of dispersal is affected by a suite of morphological, physiological, and behavioral traits, all of which have a more or less complex genetic basis and are affected by the prevailing environmental conditions. To be able to identify genetic and phenotypic effects on dispersal, movements have to be recorded...
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