Can Eco-Evo Theory Explain Population Cycles in the Field?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Dwyer ◽  
Joseph R. Mihaljevic ◽  
Vanja Dukic
Keyword(s):  
Population Cycles

A Reevaluation of Density-Dependent Population Cycles in Open Systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Open Systems ◽  
Population Cycles ◽  
Density Dependent

scholarly journals Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve

Oecologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry P. Andreassen ◽  
Janne Sundell ◽  
Fraucke Ecke ◽  
Stefan Halle ◽  
Marko Haapakoski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Population Cycles ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Small Rodents ◽  
Rodent Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Essential Questions ◽  
Rodent Populations

AbstractMost small rodent populations in the world have fascinating population dynamics. In the northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles with regular fluctuations in numbers. In the southern hemisphere, small rodents tend to have large amplitude outbreaks with less regular intervals. In the light of vast research and debate over almost a century, we here discuss the driving forces of these different rodent population dynamics. We highlight ten questions directly related to the various characteristics of relevant populations and ecosystems that still need to be answered. This overview is not intended as a complete list of questions but rather focuses on the most important issues that are essential for understanding the generality of small rodent population dynamics.

Parasite infection and host dynamics in a naturally fluctuating rodent population

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (9) ◽  
pp. 1149-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Winternitz ◽  
M.J. Yabsley ◽  
S.M. Altizer
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Host Density ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Population Cycles ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Reproductive Status ◽  
Vole Cycles ◽  
Host Infection ◽  
The Impact

Parasites can both influence and be affected by host population dynamics, and a growing number of case studies support a role for parasites in causing or amplifying host population cycles. In this study, we examined individual and population predictors of gastrointestinal parasitism on wild cyclic montane voles ( Microtus montanus (Peale, 1848)) to determine if evidence was consistent with theory implicating parasites in population cycles. We sampled three sites in central Colorado for the duration of a multiannual cycle and recorded the prevalence and intensity of directly transmitted Eimeria Schneider, 1875 and indirectly transmitted cestodes from a total of 267 voles. We found significant associations between host infection status, individual traits (sex, age, and reproductive status) and population variables (site, trapping period, and population density), including a positive association between host density and cestode prevalence, and a negative association between host density and Eimeria prevalence. Both cestode and Eimeria intensity correlated positively with host age, reproductive status, and population density, but neither parasite was associated with poorer host condition. Our findings suggest that parasites are common in this natural host, but determining their potential to influence montane vole cycles requires future experimental studies and long-term monitoring to determine the fitness consequences of infection and the impact of parasite removal on host dynamics.

Geographical Synchrony in Microtine Population Cycles: A Theoretical Evaluation of the Role of Nomadic Avian Predators

Oikos ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf A. Ims ◽  
Harald Steen
Keyword(s):  
Population Cycles ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Avian Predators

Population cycles caused by overcompensating density-dependence in an annual plant

Oecologia ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Symonides ◽  
J. Silvertown ◽  
V. Andreasen
Keyword(s):  
Density Dependence ◽  
Population Cycles ◽  
Annual Plant

Population Cycles

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. McDonald ◽  
Judy H. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Population Cycles

scholarly journals How host phenology impacts multi-season epidemic cycles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannelore MacDonald ◽  
Dustin Brisson
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Population Cycles ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Host Interactions ◽  
Host Phenology ◽  
Demographic Impact ◽  
Host Parasite ◽  
Parasite Populations ◽  
Parasite Dynamics

Parasite-host interactions can result in periodic population dynamics when parasites over-exploit host populations. The timing of host seasonal activity, or host phenology, determines the frequency and demographic impact of parasite-host interactions which may govern if the parasite can sufficiently over-exploit their hosts to drive population cycles. We describe a mathematical model of a monocyclic, obligate-killer parasite system with seasonal host activity to investigate the consequences of host phenology on host-parasite dynamics. The results suggest that parasites can reach the densities necessary to destabilize host dynamics and drive cycling in only some phenological scenarios, such as environments with short seasons and synchronous host emergence. Further, only parasite lineages that are sufficiently adapted to phenological scenarios with short seasons and synchronous host emergence can achieve the densities necessary to over-exploit hosts and produce population cycles. Host-parasite cycles can also generate an eco-evolutionary feedback that slows parasite adaptation to the phenological environment as rare advantageous phenotypes are driven to extinction when introduced in phases of the cycle where host populations are small and parasite populations are large. The results demonstrate that seasonal environments can drive population cycling in a restricted set of phenological patterns and provides further evidence that the rate of adaptive evolution depends on underlying ecological dynamics.

Population Cycles: A Critique of the Maternal and Allometric Hypotheses

10.2307/5763 ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan A. Berryman
Keyword(s):  
Population Cycles
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