Long-term survival probability, not current habitat quality, predicts dispersal distance in a stream salamander.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2982
Abstract: Dispersal evolves as an adaptive mechanism to optimize individual fitness across the landscape. Specifically, dispersal represents a mechanism to escape fitness costs resulting from changes in environmental conditions. Decades of empirical work suggest that individuals… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; variation; habitat quality; dispersal distance ... See more keywords