Communications Biology (Feb 2022)

Physiology can predict animal activity, exploration, and dispersal

  • Nicholas C. Wu,
  • Frank Seebacher

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03055-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Physiological constraints can influence multiple aspects of an animal’s fitness for life and adaptation. Here, a meta-analytical approach demonstrates how physiology can influence animal dispersal ecology via limitations on the ability to move.