Abstract
For one large community that I know well, I will discuss those aspects of the component species’ life history or other ecological characteristics that determine whether they are good island colonists. Three broad questions will serve to focus the discussion:
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What traits and forces allow good colonists to be good colonists?
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Do any taxonomic or other patterns unify the set of good colonists?
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Are there rules or patterns describing which island colonists are found together?
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Simberloff, D. (1981). What Makes a Good Island Colonist?. In: Denno, R.F., Dingle, H. (eds) Insect Life History Patterns. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5941-1_12
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