Animal dispersal : small mammals as a model

摘要: One. Introductory chapters.- 1 The study of dispersal: a conceptual guide.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Terminology.- 1.3 Dispersal or residency.- 1.4 A matter scale.- 1.5 Dispersal: 'glue'.- 1.6 book.- References.- 2 To disperse not to disperse: who does it and why?.- 2.1 2.2 Who are the dispersers?.- 2.3 What motivates dispersal?.- 2.4 classification dispersal.- 2.5 Conclusions.- 3 genetic consequences 3.1 3.2 Dispersal, environmental heterogeneity, variation.- 3.3 Gene flow spatial differentiation.- 3.4 Inference from patterns.- 3.5 Two. process 4. Habitat heterogeneity patchiness.- 4.1 4.2 adaptive basis 4.3 Are dispersers genetically distinct?.- 4.4 5 Social Factors in immigration emigration.- 5.1 5.2 Aggression, dominance, spacing.- 5.3 Lack social bonding.- 5.4 Mate access mate choice.- 5.5 5.6 Three. Patterns: cyclic versus stable populations.- 6 Patterns dispersal non-cyclic populations small rodents.- 6.1 6.2 seasonal 6.3 Why do rodents early breeding season?.- 6.4 autumn?.- 6.5 Spring-summer dispersal, population cycles.- 6.6 7 role rodent 7.1 7.2 Immigration emigration always area-dependent.- 7.3 can affect directly indirectly.- Four. Applications.- 8 Small mammal pest management conservation.- 8.1 8.2 Population eradication.- 8.3 Damage related permanent habitats.- 8.4 Pest outbreaks.- 8.5 Settling human habitations.- 8.6 Disease transmission.- 8.7 Models conservation theory.- 8.8 Discussion generalizations.- 8.9 Five. Looking backward forward.- 9 Presaturation saturation 15 years later: some theoretical considerations.- 9.1 9.2 evolution 9.3 dynamic 9.4 later.- Six. Invited commentaries.- 10 Do large mammals like mammals?.- 10.1 10.2 Patches demes.- 10.3 increasing stationary 10.4 Natal, breeding, transfer 10.5 Breeding systems functions 10.6 Demographic 10.7 11 primate perspective on 11.1 11.2 primates.- 11.3 Proximate causes 11.4 Evolutionary explanations 11.5 Species with female-biased 11.6 12 red grouse mammals.- 12.1 12.2 Red as animals.- 12.3 emigration?.- 12.4 direct demographic change voles.- 12.5 Emigration cause change.- 12.6 Different types their consequences.- 12.7 Emigration, immigration, cycles, irregular fluctuations.- 12.8 an indirect declines.- 12.9 Final remarks.- 13 An entomological animal 13.1 Indroduction.- 13.2 Separate paths.- 13.3 Insect movements.- 13.4 Cross-contributions future directions.- Seven. Appendices.- Appendix 1. Where we stand methodologically about experimental design methods analysis A1.1 A1.2 Techniques for obtaining data.- A1.3 Methods analysis.- A1.4 Future 2. Alternative approaches insights radiotelemetry.- A2.1 A2.2 Verification A2.3 Description A2.4 location dispersers.- A2.5 distance.- A2.6 frequency.- A2.7 studies.- A2.8 3. use radioisotopes case study.- A3.1 A3.2 brief survey radioisotope A3.3 Myllymaki-Hansson-Hoff A3.4 Epilogue.