Preferred term

dispersal

Definition

Biological dispersal refers to both the movement of individuals (animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc.) from their birth site to their breeding site, as well as the movement from one breeding site to another. Disperal is also used to describe the movement of propagules such as seeds and spores.

[controlled by ] Mark Frenzel, 22 May 2014" , "[source of definition ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_dispersal

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