Using genetic markers to estimate the pollen dispersal curve
Pollen dispersal is a critical process that shapes genetic diversity in natural populations of plants. Estimating the pollen dispersal curve can provide insight into the evolutionary dynamics of populations and is essential background for making predictions about changes induced by perturbations. Specifically, we would like to know whether the dispersal curve is exponential, thinâ€tailed (decreasing faster than exponential), or fatâ€tailed (decreasing slower than the exponential). In the latter case, rare events of longâ€distance dispersal will be much more likely.