Powers of discerning: challenges to understanding dispersal processes in natural populations

DYER, R.J. (2007), Powers of discerning: challenges to understanding dispersal processes in natural populations. Molecular Ecology, 16: 4881-4882. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03581.x

Abstract

In this issue of Molecular Ecology, authors Robledo-Arnuncio and Garcia present a compelling approach for quantifying seed dispersal in plant populations. Building upon methods previously used for quantifying pollen dispersal, the authors not only examine the model's behavior with respect to sample sizes, dispersal distance, and the kurtosis of the dispersal function but also provide an empirical example using Prunus mahaleb.