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Directed Dispersal

Directed Dispersal is a biological dispersal process in which propagules are transported preferentially toward specific environments or microsites that enhance establishment success, distinguished from random or passive dispersal by the non-uniformity and ecological selectivity of dispersal destinations.

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2017–2026

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Advantages of seed dispersal: A re-evaluation of directed dispersal

Daniel G. Wenny · 2001 · 468 citations

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Directed seed dispersal by bellbirds in a tropical cloud forest

Daniel G. Wenny, Douglas J. Levey · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 391 citations

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Directed seed dispersal towards areas with low conspecific tree density by a scatter‐hoarding rodent

Ben T. Hirsch, Roland Kays, Verónica E. Pereira et al. · Ecology Letters · 2012 · 150 citations · Full text

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The Role of Animals in Dispersing a "Wind‐Dispersed" Pine

Stephen B. Vander Wall · Ecology · 1992 · 132 citations

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Forest rodents provide directed dispersal of Jeffrey pine seeds

Jennifer S. Briggs, Stephen B. Vander Wall, Stephen H. Jenkins · Ecology · 2009 · 118 citations

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Authors

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  1. MK
    Md. Kamrujjaman

    University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  2. TD
    Theodosius Dobzhansky

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  3. DW
    Drew W. Purves

    Microsoft Research (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  4. DG
    Daniel G. Wenny

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 859 citations

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  5. SB
    Stephen B. Vander Wall

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    2 publications · 250 citations

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Institutions

64

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    122 citations

  2. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    116 citations

  3. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    290 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    83 citations

  5. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    890 citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    536 citations

  7. Pomona College

    Claremont, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    90 citations

  8. Estación Biológica de Doñana

    Seville, Spain

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    102 citations

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  1. Ecology

    3 publications · 292 citations

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  2. Journal of Animal Ecology

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  3. Ecological Modelling

    2 publications · 82 citations

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  4. Science

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  5. Evolution

    2 publications · 55 citations

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