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Geographic distance affects dispersal of the patchy distributed greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Xue Huiliang, Zhong Min, Xu Jinhui, Xu Laixiang
Abstract excerpt
Dispersal is a fundamental process in ecology influencing the genetic structure and the viability of populations. Understanding how variable factors influence the dispersal of the population is becoming an important question in animal ecology. To date, geographic distance and geographic barriers are often considered as main factors impacting dispersal, but their effects are variable depending on different...
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