Stefano Masier
Ghent University
14 Papers
52 Citations
Stefano Masier is an academic researcher from Ghent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biological dispersal & Metapopulation. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
Bottom-up and top-down control of dispersal across major organismal groups: a coordinated distributed experiment
Emanuel A. Fronhofer,Delphine Legrand,Florian Altermatt,A. Ansart,Simon Blanchet,Dries Bonte,Alexis S. Chaine,Maxime Dahirel,F Laender De,J Raedt De,L Gesu di,Staffan Jacob,Oliver Kaltz,Estelle Laurent,Chelsea J. Little,Luc Madec,F Manzi,Stefano Masier,Félix Pellerin,Frank Pennekamp,Nicolas Schtickzelle,Lieven Therry,Alexandre Vong,Laurane Winandy,Julien Cote +24 more
TL;DR: This study provides unprecedented insights into the generality of the positive resource dependency of dispersal as well as a robust experimental test of current theory predicting that predator-induced dispersal is modulated by prey and predator space use.
Spatial connectedness imposes local- and metapopulation-level selection on life history through feedbacks on demography.
Stefano Masier,Dries Bonte +1 more
TL;DR: This work investigated how different levels of connectedness affect trait evolution in experimental metapopulations of the two-spotted spider mite, and separated local- and metAPopulation-level selection and linked trait divergence to population dynamics.
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The distinct phenotypic signatures of dispersal and stress in an arthropod model: from physiology to life history.
TL;DR: Physiological and life-history differences between dispersers and residents in a model mite are independent from stress responses, but may explain their success in different contexts.
Genetically diverse populations spread faster in benign but not in challenging environments.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the mite Tetranychus urticae Koch as a model to experimentally assess spread rate and size of genetically depleted inbred populations vs. enriched mixed populations.
The distinct phenotypic signatures of dispersal and stress in an arthropod model: from physiology to life history
TL;DR: There was no interaction between dispersal status and host plant for any of the examined traits, indicating that the impacts of a new stressful host plant are equally incurred by residents and dispersers.
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