Freshwater zooplankton is increasingly used to study effects of dispersal on community and meta-community structure. Yet, it remains unclear how zooplankton disperses. Clearly, birds and wind play a significant role as zooplankton dispersal agents, but they may not always be the main vectors. This experimental study shows that a cosmopolitan aquatic insect, Notonecta, can be an important vector of cladoceran resting eggs (ephippia). Dispersing Notonecta frequently transported ephippia during flight, with a bias towards smaller ephippia in two species. A similar trend was present at the species level: Daphnia species with smaller ephippia were more often dispersed, suggesting that Notonecta could generate specific colonist communities. In ad...
Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations suggest ...
Zooplankton are essential components of freshwater ecosystems by controlling algal growth and sustai...
Daphnia lumholtzi is an example of a successful aquatic invasive species. When conditions are less f...
It has long been presumed that waterbirds disperse the propagules of aquatic organisms. However, it ...
The distribution of organisms can be regulated by local environmental factors and regional processes...
The distribution of organisms can be regulated by local environmental factors and regional processes...
Dispersal success is integral to survival of species in metacommunities. For species that disperse p...
Review of existing literature shows an important role of diapause in dispersal of aquatic invertebra...
Metacommunity theory assumes that communities are not only affected by local processes but also inte...
A recent focus on contemporary evolution and the connections between communities has sought to more...
1. Inland wetlands constitute ecological islands of aquatic habitat often isolated by huge areas of ...
Desiccation resistance is a key trait determining the distribution of aquatic insects, their potenti...
banks n Abstract Movement between discrete habitat patches can present significant challenges to org...
Freshwater environments are fragmented and heterogeneous in space and time. Long term persistence th...
The dispersal of individuals among habitat patches is thought to have an important effect on ecologi...
Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations suggest ...
Zooplankton are essential components of freshwater ecosystems by controlling algal growth and sustai...
Daphnia lumholtzi is an example of a successful aquatic invasive species. When conditions are less f...
It has long been presumed that waterbirds disperse the propagules of aquatic organisms. However, it ...
The distribution of organisms can be regulated by local environmental factors and regional processes...
The distribution of organisms can be regulated by local environmental factors and regional processes...
Dispersal success is integral to survival of species in metacommunities. For species that disperse p...
Review of existing literature shows an important role of diapause in dispersal of aquatic invertebra...
Metacommunity theory assumes that communities are not only affected by local processes but also inte...
A recent focus on contemporary evolution and the connections between communities has sought to more...
1. Inland wetlands constitute ecological islands of aquatic habitat often isolated by huge areas of ...
Desiccation resistance is a key trait determining the distribution of aquatic insects, their potenti...
banks n Abstract Movement between discrete habitat patches can present significant challenges to org...
Freshwater environments are fragmented and heterogeneous in space and time. Long term persistence th...
The dispersal of individuals among habitat patches is thought to have an important effect on ecologi...
Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations suggest ...
Zooplankton are essential components of freshwater ecosystems by controlling algal growth and sustai...
Daphnia lumholtzi is an example of a successful aquatic invasive species. When conditions are less f...