Evolution of dispersal in American pika (Ochotona princeps) metapopulations

: Seppanen A, Parvinen K, Nagy JD

Publisher: EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY LTD

: 2012

: Evolutionary Ecology Research

: EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY RESEARCH

: EVOL ECOL RES

: 1

: 14

: 1

: 29

: 1522-0613

Conclusions: Exclusive reliance on ecological dynamics without this evolutionary perspective would miss the phenomenon identified here. This result arises in realistic ranges of parameters and therefore generates a testable hypothesis with potential applications to long-term metapopulation sustainability.