Look up: dispersal

1. dispersal
   The scattering of organisms of a species, often following a major reproductive event. Spores and larvae are commonly dispersed into the environment. Pollen or gametes may also be dispersed, but in this case the intent is to target another individual so that reproduction may occur. Organisms may disperse as spores, seeds, eggs, larvae, or adults.
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2. Dispersal
   the transport of propagules beyond the limits of a species' distribution area
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3. Dispersal
   (sensu ecology): the transport of propagules away from the parent.
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4. Dispersal
   Dispersal is the process in which an organism spreads out geographically. Many dinosaurs dispersed over a large area.
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5. Dispersal
   The process in which young wolves leave their packs to form new ones.
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6. dispersal
   Spread of a pathogen within an area of its graphical range.
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7. Dispersal
   Movement and spread of individual organisms out of a population (emigration) or into a population (immigration).
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8. Dispersal
   the transmission of waste and other residues to the environment Category: Environment • E.the studies reflect the current condition of the planning profession, which is ambivalent toward the automobile and split on the issue of centralization V --. Category: Building industry &bul...
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9. Dispersal
   The spreading of individuals away from each other, e.g. of offspring from their parents and from regions of high density to regions of lower density.
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10. Dispersal
    Dis·per'sal noun The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion. Darwin.
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11. dispersal
    Synonym for dispersion ... <microscopy> The variation of refractive index with colour (or wave-length) of light. The spreading of white light into its component colours when passing through a glass prism is due to dispersion which, in turn, is due to the fact that the refractive index of trans...
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12. Dispersal
    • (n.) The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
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13. dispersal
    (from the article `social behaviour in animals`) As previously noted, social organization within a species may be shown not only by the presence of clumping or positive movement of individuals but ... Within historical biogeography, two views—the dispersalist and vicariance hypotheses of biotic distribution patterns—have been ...
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14. Dispersal
    An organism leaving its place or birth or activity for another location.
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15. Dispersal
    the movement of organisms away from the place of birth or from centers of population density (Ricklefs 1970:868) (see Breeding dispersal, Natal dispersal).
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16. dispersal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-pĕr′săl Synonyms: dispersion1
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17. dispersal
    In biology, phase of reproduction during which gametes, eggs, seeds, or offspring move away from the parents into other areas. The result is that overcrowding is avoided and parents do not find themselves in competition with their own offspring. The mechanisms are various, including a reliance on wi...
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18. dispersal
    (L: dis/des not/negation/reversal ; spargere to scatter; Gk: diaspora) To send in different directions. The distribution of an organism by sea currrents.
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19. Dispersal
    The process in which young wolves leave their packs to form new ones.
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20. dispersal
    the act of an organism leaving its birth-place and moving to where it will live as an adult
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