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NATURE METHODS
卷 9, 期 8, 页码 828-+出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NMETH.2104
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- European Union
- French government through the Ecology and Environment Institute of the CNRS
- Region of the Midi-Pyrenees
- Department of the Ariege
- intercommunal grouping of Saint-Girons
- project TenLamas
- French Agence Nationale de la Recherche through the EU FP6 BiodivERsA Eranet
- EU FP7 SCALES project [226852]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche: DIAME
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche: MOBIGEN
- Fyssen Foundation
Dispersal of organisms generates gene flow between populations. Identifying factors that influence dispersal will help predict how species will cope with rapid environmental change. We developed an innovative infrastructure, the Metatron, composed of 48 interconnected patches, designed for the study of terrestrial organism movement as a model for dispersal. Corridors between patches can be flexibly open or closed. Temperature, humidity and illuminance can be independently controlled within each patch. The modularity and adaptability of the Metatron provide the opportunity for robust experimental design for the study of 'meta-systems'. We describe a pilot experiment on populations of the butterfly Pieris brassicae and the lizard Zootoca vivipara in the Metatron. Both species survived and showed both disperser and resident phenotypes. The Metatron offers the opportunity to test theoretical models in spatial ecology.
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