supertramp
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editsupertramp (plural supertramps)
- (ecology) A species of organism that disperses widely and is not adapted to any specific environment.
- 2006, Wayne J. Arendt, “Adaptation of an avian supertramp: Distribution, ecology and life-history strategy of the pearly-eyed thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], USDA, Forest Service:
- In all aspects of its distribution, ecology and reproduction, the pearly-eye is a classic example of an avian "supertramp." It is a highly vagile species and a good disperser, with a propensity to fill vacant or under-exploited niches.
References
edit- Supertramp (ecology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia