Population Biology

  1. Spatial Population Dynamics
    1. Dispersal Biology
      1. Types of Dispersal
        1. Natal Dispersal
          1. Breeding Dispersal
            1. Passive Dispersal
              1. Active Dispersal
              2. Dispersal Mechanisms
                1. Wind Dispersal
                  1. Water Dispersal
                    1. Animal-Mediated Dispersal
                      1. Self-Propelled Dispersal
                      2. Dispersal Patterns and Distances
                        1. Costs and Benefits of Dispersal
                          1. Dispersal Evolution
                            1. Barriers to Dispersal
                              1. Physical Barriers
                                1. Ecological Barriers
                                  1. Behavioral Barriers
                                2. Migration Patterns
                                  1. Seasonal Migration
                                    1. Altitudinal Migration
                                      1. Nomadic Movements
                                        1. Irruptive Movements
                                          1. Population Consequences of Migration
                                          2. Metapopulation Dynamics
                                            1. Metapopulation Concept
                                              1. Patch Characteristics
                                                1. Patch Size Effects
                                                  1. Patch Quality
                                                    1. Patch Connectivity
                                                    2. Colonization-Extinction Dynamics
                                                      1. Local Extinction Processes
                                                        1. Colonization Events
                                                          1. Rescue Effects
                                                          2. Classical Metapopulation Models
                                                            1. Levins Model
                                                              1. Assumptions and Predictions
                                                                1. Model Extensions
                                                                2. Alternative Metapopulation Models
                                                                  1. Mainland-Island Model
                                                                    1. Source-Sink Model
                                                                      1. Patchy Population Model
                                                                      2. Habitat Fragmentation Effects
                                                                        1. Landscape Connectivity
                                                                          1. Conservation Implications
                                                                            1. Corridor Design
                                                                              1. Reserve Networks
                                                                                1. Habitat Restoration

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                                                                            9. Population Genetics and Evolution