Understanding the functioning of natural metapopulations at relevant spatial and temporal
scales is necessary to accurately feed both theoretical eco-evolutionary models and …

Understanding how genetic and ecological effects can interact to shape genetic loads within
and across local populations is key to understanding ongoing persistence of systems that …

Dispersal affects evolutionary processes by changing population size and genetic
composition, influencing the viability and persistence of populations. Investigating which …

Asymmetric dispersal within and between populations is more often the norm than the
exception. For example, prevailing winds and currents can result in directional dispersal of …

In most metapopulation models dispersal is assumed to be a fixed species-specific trait, but
in reality dispersal abilities are highly sensitive to various selective pressures. Strict isolation …

This article analyzes the conditions for local adaptation in a metapopulation with infinitely
many islands under a model of hard selection, where population size depends on local …

Background Theory predicts that lower dispersal, and associated gene flow, leads to
decreased genetic diversity in small isolated populations, which generates adverse …

The dynamics of extinction and (re) colonization in habitat patches are characterizing
features of dynamic metapopulations, causing them to evolve differently than large, stable …

Demographic stochasticity (due to the probabilistic nature of the birth–death process) and
demographic heterogeneity (between-individual differences in demographic parameters) …

Demographic models of metapopulations show a wide range of outcomes depending upon
life history and dispersal parameters. In this paper we analyze metapopulations consisting of …