Dispersal is a process of central importance for the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of
populations and communities, because of its diverse consequences for gene flow and …

Dispersal is a life history trait that, viewed from both an ecological and a genetic perspective,
has profound effects on populations. Dispersal is a demographic process that needs to be …

Dispersal is ubiquitous throughout the tree of life: factors selecting for dispersal include kin
competition, inbreeding avoidance and spatiotemporal variation in resources or habitat …

This advanced textbook is the first to explore the consequences of plant dispersal for
population and community dynamics, spatial patterns, and evolution. It successfully …

Within a population there are frequently several discrete morphs. While in some cases,
particularly color polymorphisms, this variation can be explained by simple Mendelian …

Advantages of dispersal on the scales that are possible in a long pelagic larval period are
not apparent, even for benthic species. An alternative hypothesis is that wide dispersal may …

Dispersal is often presented as a mechanism to avoid competition among relatives and
inbreeding depression. However, the formal analysis of the effects of both these factors on …

Using a game-theoretical approach, we investigate the dispersal patterns expected if
inbreeding avoidance were the only reason for dispersal. The evolutionary outcome is …

Continuous-trait game theory fills the niche of enabling analytically solvable models of the
evolution of biologically realistically complex traits. Game theory provides a mathematical …

ESS germination strategies are studied in a model of annual plant population dynamics in a
randomly varying environment. The possible strategies are different values of the annual …