Dispersal is a process of central importance for the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of
populations and communities, because of its diverse consequences for gene flow and …

Aquatic birds can facilitate the dispersal of plants, animals, microbes and fungi. Here, we
review existing literature on bird‐mediated external (ectozoochorous; synonyms …

Understanding the causes and consequences of dispersal remains a central topic in
ecology and evolution. However, a mismatch exists between our empirical understanding of …

Dispersal, the tendency for organisms to reproduce away from their parents, influences
many evolutionary and ecological processes, from speciation and extinction events, to the …

Although dispersal distance plays a major role in determining whether organisms will reach
new habitats, empirical data on the environmental factors that affect dispersal distance are …

There is increasing empirical evidence that individuals utilize social and environmental cues
in making decisions as to whether or not to disperse. However, we lack theory exploring the …

Dispersal and migration are superficially similar large‐scale movements, but which appear
to differ in terms of inter‐individual behavioural synchronization. Seasonal migration is a …

Although dispersal requires context‐dependent decision‐making in three distinct stages
(emigration, transit, immigration), these decisions are commonly ignored in simple models of …

Non-genetic transmission of information across generations, so-called parental effects, can
have significant impacts on offspring morphology, physiology, behaviour and life-history …

Dispersal is not a blind process, and evidence is accumulating that individual dispersal
strategies are informed in most, if not all, organisms. The acquisition and use of information …