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2012
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Delphine Legrand; Olivier Guillaume; Michel Baguette; Julien Cote; Audrey Trochet; Olivier Calvez; Susanne Zajitschek; Felix Zajitschek; Jane Lecomte; Quentin Benard; Jean-François Le Galliard; Jean Clobert
The Metatron: an experimental system to study dispersal and metaecosystems for terrestrial organisms Journal Article
In: Nature Methods, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 828–834, 2012, ISSN: 1548-7091.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: behaviour, metapopulation, metapopulation, Zootoca vivipara
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title = {The Metatron: an experimental system to study dispersal and metaecosystems for terrestrial organisms},
author = {Delphine Legrand and Olivier Guillaume and Michel Baguette and Julien Cote and Audrey Trochet and Olivier Calvez and Susanne Zajitschek and Felix Zajitschek and Jane Lecomte and Quentin Benard and Jean-François Le Galliard and Jean Clobert},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/nmeth.2104},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2104},
issn = {1548-7091},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-01-01},
journal = {Nature Methods},
volume = {9},
number = {8},
pages = {828--834},
abstract = {Dispersal of organisms generates gene flow between populations. Identifying factors that influence dispersal will help predict how species will cope with rapid environmental change. We developed an innovative infrastructure, the Metatron, composed of 48 interconnected patches, designed for the study of terrestrial organism movement as a model for dispersal. Corridors between patches can be flexibly open or closed. Temperature, humidity and illuminance can be independently controlled within each patch. The modularity and adaptability of the Metatron provide the opportunity for robust experimental design for the study of 'meta-systems'. We describe a pilot experiment on populations of the butterfly Pieris brassicae and the lizard Zootoca vivipara in the Metatron. Both species survived and showed both disperser and resident phenotypes. The Metatron offers the opportunity to test theoretical models in spatial ecology.},
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Dispersal of organisms generates gene flow between populations. Identifying factors that influence dispersal will help predict how species will cope with rapid environmental change. We developed an innovative infrastructure, the Metatron, composed of 48 interconnected patches, designed for the study of terrestrial organism movement as a model for dispersal. Corridors between patches can be flexibly open or closed. Temperature, humidity and illuminance can be independently controlled within each patch. The modularity and adaptability of the Metatron provide the opportunity for robust experimental design for the study of 'meta-systems'. We describe a pilot experiment on populations of the butterfly Pieris brassicae and the lizard Zootoca vivipara in the Metatron. Both species survived and showed both disperser and resident phenotypes. The Metatron offers the opportunity to test theoretical models in spatial ecology.