Dispersal a central and independent trait in life history

• Published in: Oikos Vol. 126; no. 4; pp. 472 - 479
• Main Authors: Bonte, Dries, Dahirel, Maxime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Nordic Society Oikos 01.04.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Nordic Ecological Society
• Subjects: biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Dispersal; environmental factors; Environmental Sciences; Forum; genetic correlation; habitats; Heterogeneity; Life history; longevity; phenotypic variation; reproduction; Spatial distribution

The study of tradeoffs among major life history components (age at maturity, lifespan and reproduction) allowed the development of a quantitative framework to understand how environmental variation shapes patterns of biodiversity among and within species. Because every environment is inherently spat...