Does size matter for dispersal distance

By David G. Jenkins, C. R. Brescacin, C. Duxbury, J. A. Elliott, Jennafer A. Evans, K. R. Grablow, Melissa A. Hillegass, Boyd N. Lyon, Genevieve A. Metzger, Michelle L. Olandese and 8 more. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Oceanography

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Length-weight allometries in lizards (2010, methodology): “Otherwise, Pough’s equations for snakes are used for ‘serpentiform’ lizards (e.g. Olalla- Tarraga et al., 2006), and sometimes authors do not even report which equations were used (e.g. White, Phillips & Seymour, 2006; Jenkins et al., 2007).”
Environmental and spatial controls of biotic assemblages in a discrete semi‐terrestrial habitat: comparison of organisms with different dispersal abilities sampled in the same plots (2011, background): “…other studies, we interpret the spatial effects in the studied assemblages (i.e. the existence of spatial clusters of conspecific populations independent of environmentally driven variation) as an indication of dispersal limitation (Jenkins et al., 2007; Shurin et al., 2009; Verleyen et al., 2009).”
Body size and dispersal mode as key traits determining metacommunity structure of aquatic organisms. (2012, background): “…the life stage during which the organisms are known to disperse; this can be the adult individual (flying insects, amphibians, fish, molluscs), but also seeds (macrophytes), dormant eggs (zooplankton ) or spores (bacteria, benthic diatoms, phytoplankton) (Martiny et al. 2006; Jenkins et al. 2007).”
Global effects of land use on biodiversity differ among functional groups (2020, background): “For example, human land use is almost always associated 321 with habitat fragmentation (Ewers & Didham, 2006), which would likely have the greatest 322 effect on smaller organisms that tend to have lower dispersal abilities (Jenkins et al., 2007).”
How do freshwater organisms cross the “dry ocean”? A review on passive dispersal and colonization processes with a special focus on temporary ponds (2015, background): “From a genetic perspective, according to the ‘‘EiE hypothesis’’, an extensive gene flow among populations should grant the genetic homogeneity of the species throughout their whole extensive distribution ranges, actually preventing the occurrence of allopatric differentiation among populations and,…”
Climate change hastens the turnover of stream fish assemblages (2008, background): “However, it is known that fish dispersal ability is related to the species’ biological characteristics and life-history traits, such as size (Jenkins et al., 2007) or reproductive strategies (e.g. seed production or dispersal mode for plants: Pearson, 2006; Van der Veken et al., 2007).”
Integrating dispersal proxies in ecological and environmental research in the freshwater realm (2017, background): “While this idea is partly supported by empirical findings 160 (De Bie et al. 2012; Padial et al. 2014; Datry et al. 2016a), some studies have also found little 161 Page 8 of 70 https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/er-pubs Environmental Reviews Draft 9 support for it (Jenkins et al. 2007).”
Microbial Biogeography: Patterns in Microbial Diversity across Space and Time (2008, neutral): “In a recent meta-analysis of published literature, Jenkins et al. (2007) concluded that: “claims that microbes disperse widely cannot be tested by current data”.”
Seed dispersal distance is more strongly correlated with plant height than with seed mass (2011, background): “There was no relationship between maximum dispersal distance and propagule mass for 320 species of passively dispersed organisms (Jenkins et al. 2007), but this study combined plants, marine larvae and pollen reproductive bodies, making it impossible to identify the plant contribution.”
Relative importance of different dispersal vectors for small aquatic invertebrates in a rock pool metacommunity (2008, background): “In their metaanalysis, Jenkins et al. (2007) found no clear relationship between size and maximum dispersal distance of passively dispersing organisms, suggesting that other propagule properties may be important.”
Contrasted impacts of climate change on stream fish assemblages along an environmental gradient (2009, background): “However, this assumption, although very common, is critical as dispersal ability is related to species’ biological characteristics (i.e. size: Jenkins et al. , 2007) and life-history traits (i.e. reproduction).”
Concordance among stream assemblages and spatial autocorrelation along a fragmented gradient (2007, background): “…Hoffsten, 2004), several studies have indicated flightless taxa to exhibit lower dispersal abilities than active fliers (reviewed in Bilton et al., 2001) and larger active dispersers have been recently shown to attain greater observed distances than smaller active dispersers (Jenkins et al., 2007).”