Incomplete datasets obscure associations between traits affecting dispersal ability and geographic range size of reef fishes in the Tropical Eastern Pacific
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4734
Abstract: Abstract Dispersal is thought to be an important process determining range size, especially for species in highly spatially structured habitats, such as tropical reef fishes. Despite intensive research efforts, there is conflicting evidence about the… read more here.
Keywords: range size; range; size; dispersal ability ... See more keywords
Climate‐driven elevational variation in range sizes of vascular plants in the central Himalayas: A supporting case for Rapoport's rule
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7744
Abstract: Abstract A fundamental yet controversial topic in biogeography is how and why species range sizes vary along spatial gradients. To advance our understanding of these questions and to provide insights into biological conservation, we assessed… read more here.
Keywords: range size; sizes vascular; range; vascular plants ... See more keywords
Species‐range‐size distributions: Integrating the effects of speciation, transformation, and extinction
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8341
Abstract: Abstract The species‐range size distribution is a product of speciation, transformation of range‐sizes, and extinction. Previous empirical studies showed that it has a left‐skewed lognormal‐like distribution. We developed a new mathematical framework to study species‐range‐size… read more here.
Keywords: range size; size distributions; species range; speciation ... See more keywords
Using functional traits and phylogeny to understand local extinction risk in dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8648
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the risk of local extinction of a species is vital in conservation biology, especially now when anthropogenic disturbances and global warming are severely changing natural habitats. Local extinction risk depends on species traits,… read more here.
Keywords: range size; local extinction; extinction; extinction risk ... See more keywords
Precipitation, vegetation productivity, and human impacts control home range size of elephants in dryland systems in northern Namibia
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9288
Abstract: Abstract Climatic variability, resource availability, and anthropogenic impacts heavily influence an animal's home range. This makes home range size an effective metric for understanding how variation in environmental factors alter the behavior and spatial distribution… read more here.
Keywords: range; home range; variation; range size ... See more keywords
The effects of geographic range size and abundance on extinction during a time of “sluggish”' evolution
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2020.52
Abstract: Abstract. Geographic range size and abundance are important determinants of extinction risk in fossil and extant taxa. However, the relationship between these variables and extinction risk has not been tested extensively during evolutionarily “quiescent” times… read more here.
Keywords: range size; abundance; extinction; geographic range ... See more keywords
Investigating brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) home-range size determinants in a New Zealand native forest
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DOI: 10.1071/wr16215
Abstract: Abstract Context. The Australian brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) introduction to New Zealand has exacted a heavy toll on native biodiversity and presented the country with its greatest wildlife reservoir host for bovine tuberculosis (TB). Management… read more here.
Keywords: range size; home; new zealand; home range ... See more keywords
Sex-specific seasonal variations of wild boar distance traveled and home range size
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DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoad021
Abstract: Distance traveled and home range size describe how animals move in space. The seasonal variations of these parameters are important to comprehensively understand animal ecology and its connection with the reproductive behaviour and the energy… read more here.
Keywords: home range; ecology; range size; distance traveled ... See more keywords
Interspecific interactions may not influence home range size in subterranean rodents: a case study of two tuco-tuco species (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx138
Abstract: Coexistence between species with similar niche requirements is often facilitated by displacement of morphological, behavioral, or physiological characteristics. Experiments comparing treatments with and without the presence of potential competitors are ideal for testing hypotheses of… read more here.
Keywords: range size; influence home; home range; range ... See more keywords
Current climate overrides historical effects on species richness and range size of freshwater plants in Europe and North America
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13356
Abstract: The latitudinal diversity gradient hypothesis suggests that species richness should be highest at low latitudes, whereas Rapoport's rule states that largest ranges ought to be found for species at high latitudes. However, there is no… read more here.
Keywords: range size; species richness; mean range; range ... See more keywords
Elevational range size patterns of vascular plants in the Himalaya contradict Rapoport's rule
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13772
Abstract: Elevational range size patterns reflect ecological and evolutionary processes, but they are also affected by geometric constraints. The confounding effect of these constraints led to an ongoing controversy about the elevational Rapoport's rule, which postulates… read more here.
Keywords: rule; range size; size patterns; range ... See more keywords