Spatial assortment of mixed propagules explains the acceleration of range expansion.

Range expansion of spreading organisms has been found to follow three types: (i) linear expansion with a constant rate of spread; (ii) bi-phase expansion with a faster linear expansion following a slower linear expansion; and (iii) accelerating expansion with a continuously increasing rate of spread...

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Main Authors: Andriamihaja Ramanantoanina, Aziz Ouhinou, Cang Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4126666?pdf=render