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Shifting dispersal modes at an expanding species' range margin.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2010
Ramakrishnan Alisa P, Musial Trieste, Cruzan Mitchell B
Abstract excerpt
While it is generally recognized that noncontiguous (long-distance) dispersal of small numbers of individuals is important for range expansion over large geographic areas, it is often assumed that colonization on more local scales proceeds by population expansion and diffusion dispersal (larger numbers of individuals colonizing adjacent sites). There are few empirical studies of dispersal modes at the front of...
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