Modelling Small Rodent Population Dynamics: Suggestions to Empiricists, Theoreticians and Editors

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lennart Hansson ◽  
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

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.

The Role of Dispersal in Models of Small Rodent Population Dynamics

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Gliwicz
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

The Role of Mortality in Models of Small Rodent Population Dynamics

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Mihok
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

The Role of Reproduction and Life Histories in Models of Small Rodent Population Dynamics

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Millar
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

The Role of Nutrition and Carrying Capacity in Models of Small Rodent Population Dynamics

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
George O. Batzli
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Small-Rodent Population Dynamics at a Regional Scale

Ecology ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 77 (8) ◽  
pp. 2365-2372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Steen ◽  
Rolf A. Ims ◽  
Geir A. Sonerud
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Rodent Population

The Role of Behavior in Models of Small Rodent Population Dynamics

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Tamarin
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

scholarly journals Rodent host population dynamics drive zoonotic Lyme Borreliosis and Orthohantavirus infections in humans in Northern Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Aminikhah ◽  
Jukka T. Forsman ◽  
Esa Koskela ◽  
Tapio Mappes ◽  
Jussi Sane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Lyme Borreliosis ◽  
Bank Vole ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Time Lags ◽  
Rodent Population ◽  
Vole Cycles ◽  
Infection Dynamics ◽  
Abundance Fluctuations

AbstractZoonotic diseases, caused by pathogens transmitted between other vertebrate animals and humans, pose a major risk to human health. Rodents are important reservoir hosts for many zoonotic pathogens, and rodent population dynamics affect the infection dynamics of rodent-borne diseases, such as diseases caused by hantaviruses. However, the role of rodent population dynamics in determining the infection dynamics of rodent-associated tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria, have gained limited attention in Northern Europe, despite the multiannual abundance fluctuations, the so-called vole cycles, that characterise rodent population dynamics in the region. Here, we quantify the associations between rodent abundance and LB human cases and Puumala Orthohantavirus (PUUV) infections by using two time series (25-year and 9-year) in Finland. Both bank vole (Myodes glareolus) abundance as well as LB and PUUV infection incidence in humans showed approximately 3-year cycles. Without vector transmitted PUUV infections followed the bank vole host abundance fluctuations with two-month time lag, whereas tick-transmitted LB was associated with bank vole abundance ca. 12 and 24 months earlier. However, the strength of association between LB incidence and bank vole abundance ca. 12 months before varied over the study years. This study highlights that the human risk to acquire rodent-borne pathogens, as well as rodent-associated tick-borne pathogens is associated with the vole cycles in Northern Fennoscandia, yet with complex time lags.

A Simulation Model of a Small Rodent Population

1975 ◽  
pp. 273-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Liestøl ◽  
E. Østbye ◽  
H.-J. Skar ◽  
G. Swartzman
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Rodent Population

Synthesis of Rodent Population Dynamics

2014 ◽  
pp. 241-252
Author(s):  
Charles J. Krebs
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Rodent Population
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