Sentence examples for plastic dispersal from inspiring English sources

Such plastic dispersal has been observed in many species (reviewed in [ 17- 20]; Table  1).

Recently, various ecological drivers of plastic dispersal strategies have been suggested [ 17, 18, 31, 32].

Our model suggests that plastic dispersal can be driven by the benefits of genetic mixing, and not only of environmental change.

Thus, we suggest that plastic dispersal can be driven by the benefits of genetic mixing and not only by the benefits of environmental change.

Outcrossing has been suggested in the past as a possible advantage of dispersal in general (heterosis, e.g. [ 42, 43]), and we suggest that it favors the evolution of plastic dispersal in particular.

If plastic responses and dispersal are also limited, population extinction will occur (Pounds et al. 2006; Sinervo et al. 2010).

At least some of the traits that seem to be favored in urban environments are also those that are favored in invasive species and more generally disturbance specialists, such as short generation times, rapid reproduction, good dispersal, and plastic behaviors and life history traits [4], [15], [20].

Temporal variation often results in increased advantage for dispersal, whether uniform or plastic [ 12, 17, 58, 77].

To circumvent such limitations, recent studies have coupled datasets21,22,29 with dispersal models30,31,32 to predict ocean plastic pollution levels worldwide.

But the real mayhem started when they retreated to the visitors' clubhouse, where all the walls were covered with plastic and five cases of Champagne awaited dispersal.

There are several, not mutually exclusive possibilities to promote survival, including dispersal to more favourable environments or plastic responses (Levin and Rozen 2006; Barrett and Hendry 2012), as well as adaptation through genetic change.