The overlooked importance of vagrancy in ecology and evolution
Paul Dufour, Alexander Charles Lees, James J. Gilroy, Pierre‐André Crochet
Abstract
Vagrancy is the occurrence of individuals outside the normal geographic range of their species. These rare and unpredictable events have long been neglected by the scientific community, belying a growing body of evidence that vagrancy can have an important role in eco-evolutionary processes at both population and community scales.
Topics & Concepts
VagrancyEcologyPopulationRange (aeronautics)GeographyBiologyDemographySociologyMaterials scienceComposite materialAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies