Dispersal Biogeography

J. M. Waters; C. I. Fraser

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800049-6.00108-6

Dispersal Biogeography

J. M. Waters^*, C. I. Fraser

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Abstract

Biological dispersal - the movement of individuals and species - is an ecologically and evolutionarily important process shaping global biodiversity patterns. Species assemblages of oceanic islands are particularly contingent on overwater dispersal events. Biological dispersal ability is often highly predictable based on ecological and life history data, and dispersal directions and distances are potentially predictable based on a range of factors including oceanographic connectivity patterns, storm tracks, and bird migrations. Recent genetic studies provide striking examples of long-distance range-expansions and colonization events facilitated by transoceanic dispersal.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	453-457
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128004265
ISBN (Print)	9780128000496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800049-6.00108-6
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2016

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