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SUBMITTER: Lin WT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3562337 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Wei-Ting WT Hsieh Chih-hao CH Miki Takeshi T
PloS one 20130201 2
Theories and empirical evidence suggest that random dispersal of organisms promotes species coexistence in spatially structured environments. However, directed dispersal, where movement is adjusted with fitness-related cues, is less explored in studies of dispersal-mediated coexistence. Here, we present a metacommunity model of two consumers exhibiting directed dispersal and competing for a single resource. Our results indicated that directed dispersal promotes coexistence through two distinct m ...[more]