Population density, bottom-up and top-down control as an interactive triplet to trigger dispersal

Abstract Dispersal reflects the trade-offs between the cost of a change in habitat and the fitness benefits conferred by that change. Many factors trigger the dispersal of animals, but in field studies they are typically not controllable; consequently, they are mostly studied in the laboratory, wher...

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Main Authors: Bianca Kreuzinger-Janik, Birgit Gansfort, Christoph Ptatscheck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09631-w