Metapopulation Biology Course

Selected References

Books

Hanski I. 1999. Metapopulation Ecology. Oxford University Press

Hanski I. & M. E. Gilpin (editors). 1997. Metapopulation Biology: Ecology, Genetics and Evolution. Academic Press

Coming!

Hanski I. & O. Gaggiotti (editors): Ecology, Genetics and Evolution of Metapopulations. Academic Press. Scheduled to appear in March 2004

Metapopulation Ecology

· SPOM

Hanski's book is the main source here

Hanski I. 1994. A practical model of metapopulation dynamics. J. Anim. Ecol. 63:151-162.

Hanski I., A. Moilanen & M. Gyllenberg. 1996. Minimum viable metapopulation size. Am. Nat. 147:527-541.

Hanski I., J. Pöyry, T. Pakkala & M. Kuussaari. 1995. Multiple equilibria in metapopulation dynamics. Nature 377:618-621.

the next two papers are fairly mathematical:

Ovaskainen O. & I. Hanski. 2001. Spatially structured metapopulation models: Global and local assessment of metapopulation capacity. Theor. Pop. Biol. 60:281-302.

Hanski I. & O. Ovaskainen. 2003. Metapopulation theory for heterogeneous fragmented landscapes. Theor. Pop. Biol. 64:119-127.

an old but classic book:

MacArthur R. H. & E. O. Wilson. 1967. The theory of island biogeography. Princeton Univ. Press

· Coexistence by the competition-colonisation trade-off

Holmes E. E. & H. B. Wilson. 1998. Running from trouble: Long-distance dispersal and the competitive coexistence of inferior species. Am. Nat. 151:578-586.

Levins R. & D. Culver. 1971. Regional coexistence of species and competition between rare species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 68:1246-1248.

Nee S. & R. M. May. 1992. Dynamics of metapopulations: Habitat destruction and competitive coexistence. J. Anim. Ecol. 61:37-40.

· Metapopulations with local population dynamics

Gyllenberg M., G. Soderbacka & S. Ericsson. 1993. Does migration stabilize local population dynamics? Analysis of a discrete metapopulation model. Math. Biosci. 118:25-49.

Hastings A. 1993. Complex interactions between dispersal and dynamics: Lessons from coupled logistic equations. Ecology 74:1362-1372.

Rohani P., R. M. May & M. P. Hassell. 1996. Metapopulations and equilibrium stability: The effects of spatial structure. J. theor. Biol. 181:97-109.

Ruxton G. D. & P. Rohani. 1999. Fitness-dependent dispersal in metapopulations and its consequences for persistence and synchrony. J. Anim. Ecol. 68:530-539.

Saravia L. A., G. D. Ruxton & C. E. Coviella. 2000. The importance of transients' dynamics in spatially extended populations. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 267:1781-1786.

on cycles and chaos in single populations:
May R. M., G. F. Oster. 1976. Bifurcations and dynamic complexity in simple ecological models. Am. Nat. 110:573-599.

a basic paper we could not cover in this course:

Gyllenberg M. & I. Hanski. 1992. Single-species metapopulation dynamics: A structured model. Theor. Pop. Biol. 42:35-61.

Metapopulation Evolution

· Evolution of dispersal in stochastic environments

no dispersal in constant environments with large local populations:

Balkau B. & M. W. Feldman. 1973. Selection for migration modification. Genetics 74:171-174.

Hastings A. 1983. Can spatial variation alone lead to selection for dispersal? Theor. Pop. Biol. 24:244-251.

local density dependence (escape from crowding):

Olivieri I., Y. Michalakis & P.-H. Gouyon. 1995. Metapopulation genetics and the evolution of dispersal. Am. Nat. 146:202-228.

Ronce O., F. Perret & I. Olivieri. 2000. Evolutionarily stable dispersal rates do not always increase with local extinction rates. Am. Nat. 155:485-496.

Gyllenberg M., K. Parvinen & U. Dieckmann. 2002. Evolutionary suicide and evolution of dispersal in structured metapopulations. J. Math. Biol. 45:79-105.

Levin S.A., D. Cohen, A. Hastings. 1984. Dispersal strategies in patchy environments. Theor.Pop.Biol. 26:165-191.

Mathias A., E. Kisdi & I. Olivieri. 2001. Divergent evolution of dispersal in a heterogeneous and variable landscape. Evolution 55:246-259.

Doebeli M. & G. D. Ruxton. 1997. Evolution of dispersal rates in metapopulation models: Branching and cyclic dynamics in phenotype space. Evolution 51:1730-1741.

global density dependence (risk spreading):

Metz J. A. J., T. J. de Jong & P. G. L. Klinkhamer. 1983. What are the advantages of dispersing: A paper by Kuno explained and extended. Oecologia 57:166-169.

Wiener P. & S. Tuljapurkar. 1994. Migration in variable environments: Exploring life-history evolution using structured population models. J. theor. Biol. 166:75-90.

· Evolution of dispersal by kin competition

Hamilton W. D. & R. M. May. 1977. Dispersal in stable habitats. Nature 269:578-581.

Comins H. N., W. D. Hamilton & R. M. May. 1980. Evolutionary stable dispersal strategies. J. theor. Biol. 32:205-230.

Ronce O., J. Clobert & M. Massot. 1998. Natal dispersal and senescence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:600-605.

Gandon S. & Y. Michalakis. 1999. Evolutionarily stable dispersal rate in a metapopulation with extinctions and kin competition. J. theor. Biol. 199:275-290.

Taylor P. D. 1988. An inclusive fitness model for dispersal of offspring. J. theor. Biol. 130:363-378; see also Taylor P. D. & S. A. Frank. 1996. How to make a kin selection model. J. theor. Biol. 180:27-37.

Gandon S. & F. Rousset. 1999. Evolution of stepping-stone dispersal rates. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 266:2507-2513.

Rousset F. & S. Gandon. 2002. Evolution of the distribution of dispersal distance under distance-dependent cost of dispersal. J. evol. Biol. 15:515-523.

Hovestadt Th., S. Messner & H. J. Poethke. 2001. Evolution of reduced dispersal mortality and 'fat-tailed' dispersal kernels in autocorrelated landscapes. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 268:385-391.

· Dispersal and dormancy

Klinkhamer P.G.L., T.J. de Jong, J.A.J. Metz, J. Val. 1987. Life history tactics of annual organisms: The joint effect of dispersal and delayed germination. Theor. Pop. Biol. 32:127-156.

see also: Venable D.L. & J.S. Brown. 1988. The selective interactions of dispersal, dormancy, and seed size as adaptations for reducing risk in variable environments. Am. Nat. 131:360-384.

dormancy only:

Cohen D. 1966. Optimizing reproduction in a randomly varying environment. J.Theor.Biol. 12:119-129.

· Local adaptation

Schluter D. 2000. The ecology of adaptive radiation. Oxford University Press.

Holt R. D. 1996. Demographic constraints in evolution: Towards unifying the evolutionary theories of senescence and niche conservatism. Evol. Ecol. 10:1-11.

Kisdi E. & S. A. H. Geritz. 1999. Adaptive dynamics in allele space: Evolution of genetic polymorphism by small mutations in a heterogeneous environment. Evolution 53:993-1008.

Dias P. C. & J. Blondel. 1996. Local specialisation and maladaptation in the Mediterranean blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Oecologia (Berlin) 107:79-86.