Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis
1. Voles undergo pronounced oscillations over periods of 3–5 years in northern Europe. A latitudinal gradient of cycle periods and amplitudes has been reported for Fennoscandia, with periods and amplitudes increasing towards northern latitudes. 2. This study formulates a discrete time model based on...
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crwiley:10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00189.x 2024-06-02T08:06:28+00:00 Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis Inchausti, Pablo Ginzburg, Lev R. 1998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00189.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2656.1998.00189.x https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00189.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Animal Ecology volume 67, issue 2, page 180-194 ISSN 0021-8790 1365-2656 journal-article 1998 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00189.x 2024-05-03T11:51:42Z 1. Voles undergo pronounced oscillations over periods of 3–5 years in northern Europe. A latitudinal gradient of cycle periods and amplitudes has been reported for Fennoscandia, with periods and amplitudes increasing towards northern latitudes. 2. This study formulates a discrete time model based on maternal effects to explain the density fluctuation patterns of microtine rodents. The phenotypic transmission of quality from mothers to offspring generates delayed density dependence, which produces cyclic behaviour in the model. 3. The dynamic patterns predicted by the maternal effect model agree with data. We conclude that the maternal effect hypothesis is a plausible, parsimonious explanation for vole‐density cycles in northern Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Wiley Online Library Journal of Animal Ecology 67 2 180 194 |
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1. Voles undergo pronounced oscillations over periods of 3–5 years in northern Europe. A latitudinal gradient of cycle periods and amplitudes has been reported for Fennoscandia, with periods and amplitudes increasing towards northern latitudes. 2. This study formulates a discrete time model based on maternal effects to explain the density fluctuation patterns of microtine rodents. The phenotypic transmission of quality from mothers to offspring generates delayed density dependence, which produces cyclic behaviour in the model. 3. The dynamic patterns predicted by the maternal effect model agree with data. We conclude that the maternal effect hypothesis is a plausible, parsimonious explanation for vole‐density cycles in northern Europe. |
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Inchausti, Pablo Ginzburg, Lev R. Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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Small mammals cycles in northern Europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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small mammals cycles in northern europe: patterns and evidence for a maternal effect hypothesis |
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