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Overview

Justin M. J. Travis is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their primary research focus aligns with the field of Environmental Science, having produced over 100 publications within this broad domain.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change

The main topics of their work cover a wide range of areas, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Justin M. J. Travis has contributed to a number of recent scientific papers, some of which are:

  • "Spatially explicit models for decision-making in animal conservation and restoration," 2021, published in Ecography
  • "RangeShifter 2.0: an extended and enhanced platform for modelling spatial eco-evolutionary dynamics and species' responses to environmental changes," 2021, published in Ecography
  • "Prioritising conservation actions for biodiversity: Lessening the impact from habitat fragmentation and climate change," 2020, published in Biological Conservation
  • "Coding for Life: Designing a Platform for Projecting and Protecting Global Biodiversity," 2021, published in BioScience
  • "What you see is where you go: visibility influences movement decisions of a forest bird navigating a three-dimensional-structured matrix," 2021, published in Biology Letters

The frequent coauthors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Greta Bocedi
  • Lesley T. Lancaster
  • Stephen C. F. Palmer
  • Leonel Herrera-Alsina
  • Damaris Zurell

The venues where Justin M. J. Travis has published most frequently are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecography
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Landscape Ecology
  • BioScience

Best Publications

  • Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future

    Rob W. Brooker;Fernando T. Maestre;Ragan M. Callaway;Christopher L. Lortie

  • Costs of dispersal

    Dries Bonte;Hans Van Dyck;James M Bullock;Aurélie Coulon

  • Improving the forecast for biodiversity under climate change

    Mark C Urban;G Bocedi;A P Hendry;J-B Mihoub;J-B Mihoub

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

    William J. Sutherland;Robert P. Freckleton;H. Charles J. Godfray;Steven R. Beissinger

  • Climate change and habitat destruction: a deadly anthropogenic cocktail.

    J. M. J. Travis

  • Trade-offs and the evolution of life-histories during range expansion

    Olivia J. Burton;Ben L. Phillips;Justin M. J. Travis

  • Dispersal and species’ responses to climate change

    Justin M. J. Travis;Maria del Mar Delgado;Greta Bocedi;Michel Baguette

  • Habitat persistence, habitat availability and the evolution of dispersal

    Justin M. J. Travis;Calvin Dytham

  • Dispersal evolution during invasions

    Justin M.J. Travis;Calvin Dytham

  • Microcosm experiments can inform global ecological problems

    Tim G. Benton;Martin Solan;Justin M.J. Travis;Steven M. Sait

  • Modelling species' range shifts in a changing climate: the impacts of biotic interactions, dispersal distance and the rate of climate change.

    Robin William Brooker;Justin M. J. Travis;Ewen J. Clark;Ewen J. Clark;Calvin Dytham

  • THE EVOLUTION OF DENSITY-DEPENDENT DISPERSAL

    Justin M. J. Travis;David J. Murrell;Calvin Dytham

  • Reid’s Paradox Revisited: The Evolution of Dispersal Kernels during Range Expansion

    Benjamin L. Phillips;Gregory P. Brown;Justin M. J. Travis;Richard Shine

  • Evolution of dispersal strategies and dispersal syndromes in fragmented landscapes

    Julien Cote;Elvire Bestion;Staffan Jacob;Staffan Jacob;Justin Travis;Justin Travis

  • Local adaptation and the evolution of species' ranges under climate change.

    K.E. Atkins;K.E. Atkins;J.M.J. Travis

  • Genetics of Dispersal

    Marjo Anna Kaarina Saastamoinen;Greta Bocedi;Julien Cote;Dephine Legrand

  • Deleterious Mutations Can Surf to High Densities on the Wave Front of an Expanding Population

    Justin M. J. Travis;Justin M. J. Travis;Tamara Münkemüller;Tamara Münkemüller;Olivia J. Burton;Alex Best;Alex Best

  • RangeShifter: a platform for modelling spatial eco-evolutionary dynamics and species' responses to environmental changes

    Greta Bocedi;Stephen C.F. Palmer;Guy Pe'er;Risto K. Heikkinen

  • Modelling dispersal: an eco-evolutionary framework incorporating emigration, movement, settlement behaviour and the multiple costs involved

    Justin M. J. Travis;Karen Mustin;Kamil A. Bartoń;Tim G. Benton

  • Accelerating invasion rates result from the evolution of density-dependent dispersal.

    Justin M.J. Travis;Karen Mustin;Tim G. Benton;Calvin Dytham;Calvin Dytham

Frequent Co-Authors

Calvin Dytham
Calvin Dytham University of York
Tim G. Benton
Tim G. Benton Chatham House
James M. Bullock
James M. Bullock UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
María del Mar Delgado
María del Mar Delgado Spanish National Research Council
Erik Matthysen
Erik Matthysen University of Antwerp
Richard D. Gregory
Richard D. Gregory University College London
Karin Johst
Karin Johst Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Xavier Lambin
Xavier Lambin University of Aberdeen
Michel Baguette
Michel Baguette Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dries Bonte
Dries Bonte Ghent University

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