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ECOLOGY
Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages 648-654Publisher
ECOLOGICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1890/04-1631
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Boloria aquilonaris; demography; density-dependent growth; dispersal distance; Euphydryas aurinia; Euphydryas editha bayensis; fecundity; Lopinga achine; metapopulations; Proclossiana eunomia; spatial structure; trade-off
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Little is known about the connection between demogaphy and dispersal in metapopulations. The meta-analysis of the population time series of five butterfly species indicated that (meta)population dynamics are driven by density-dependent factors. Interspecific comparison reveals a significant inverse relationship between Population growth rate and the magnitude of dispersal distance. As the range of dispersal distances is constrained by the patch system, dispersing individuals moving too far away would (probably) get lost. This generates selective pressures on individuals with a high dispersal propensity, but favors individuals investing more in reproduction and results in a higher (meta)population growth rate. From a conservation perspective, individuals from (meta)populations and species sacrificing dispersal for the sake of reproductive performances are most vulnerable because of their higher sensitivity to stochastic events: the temporal variation of growth rate was much higher in the two Metapopulations where dispersal was limited.
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