Taking over the oceans: Adult fish characteristics predict a species' dispersal
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
As fish disperse to find new habitats, scientists have developed a new model to judge a species' success in colonising new places. The study has shown some surprising results, suggesting that success can best be determined in the traits of adult individuals, and not in a species' larval stages, as previously thought.