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Density-dependent dispersal and the speed of range expansions

  1. Res Altwegg1,2,*,
  2. Yvonne C. Collingham3,
  3. Birgit Erni4,
  4. Brian Huntley3

Article first published online: 19 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00943.x

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Diversity and Distributions

Diversity and Distributions

Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 60–68, January 2013

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Altwegg, R., Collingham, Y. C., Erni, B. and Huntley, B. (2013), Density-dependent dispersal and the speed of range expansions. Diversity and Distributions, 19: 60–68. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00943.x

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  1. 1

    South African National Biodiversity Institute, Claremont, South Africa

  2. 2

    Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

  3. 3

    School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK

  4. 4

    Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

* Correspondence: Res Altwegg, South African National Biodiversity Institute, P/Bag X7, Claremont 7735, South Africa.
E-mail: res.altwegg@gmail.com

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