A new geographical gradient in vole population dynamics.
A new geographical gradient in the dynamics of small rodents is demonstrated by analysing 29 time series of density indices of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) from Poland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. This gradient extends from more stable northerly populations in coastal Poland to...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1088776 2023-05-15T15:56:32+02:00 A new geographical gradient in vole population dynamics. Tkadlec, E Stenseth, N C 2001-08-07 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088776 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11487400 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1694 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088776 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11487400 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1694 Article Text 2001 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1694 2013-08-30T08:44:19Z A new geographical gradient in the dynamics of small rodents is demonstrated by analysing 29 time series of density indices of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) from Poland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. This gradient extends from more stable northerly populations in coastal Poland to more variable and cyclic populations in the southernmost parts of the Slovak Republic, and is hence a reversal of the Fennoscandian gradient. All studied variables (such as mean density, cycle amplitude, density variability and the coefficients in a second-order autoregressive model) exhibit consistent latitudinal variation. Possible underlying factors are discussed. In particular, we suggest that seasonality may be a key element in explaining the observed new gradient. Text Common vole Fennoscandian Microtus arvalis PubMed Central (PMC) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 268 1476 1547 1552 |
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A new geographical gradient in the dynamics of small rodents is demonstrated by analysing 29 time series of density indices of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) from Poland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. This gradient extends from more stable northerly populations in coastal Poland to more variable and cyclic populations in the southernmost parts of the Slovak Republic, and is hence a reversal of the Fennoscandian gradient. All studied variables (such as mean density, cycle amplitude, density variability and the coefficients in a second-order autoregressive model) exhibit consistent latitudinal variation. Possible underlying factors are discussed. In particular, we suggest that seasonality may be a key element in explaining the observed new gradient. |
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