Dispersal is a central process in ecology and evolution. It strongly influences the dynamics
of spatially structured populations and affects evolutionary processes by shaping patterns of
gene flow. For these reasons, dispersal has received considerable attention from ecologists,
evolutionary biologists, and conservationists. Although it has been studied extensively in
taxa such as birds and mammals, much less is known about dispersal in vertebrates with
complex life cycles such as pond-breeding amphibians. Over the past two decades …

Dispersal is a central process in ecology and evolution. It strongly influences the dynamics
of spatially structured populations, by affecting population growth rate and local colonization-
extinction processes. Dispersal can also influence evolutionary processes because it
determines rates and patterns of gene flow in spatially structured populations and is closely
linked to local adaptation. For these reasons, dispersal has received considerable attention
from ecologists and evolutionary biologists. However, although it has been studied …