Definition of "vagility" []

• The capacity or tendency of an organism or a species to move about or disperse in a given environment. (noun)

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• "One suggests that fire-induced population turnover and fragmentation, in combination with edaphic specialization and low vagility, is the driving force behind speciation."
• "It seems like it would be substantial, but it probably is only great for 1) creatures that live very close to high-traffic, high-speed areas it isn't hard to avoid squirrels, etc., on suburban streets when you're only driving 25 mph, though snails are a different story) and/or 2) creatures that have high vagility."