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Small-amplitude cycles emerge from stage-structured interactions in Daphnia–algal systems

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  • Edward McCauley

    (Ecology and Evolution Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada)

  • William A. Nelson

    (Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada)

  • Roger M. Nisbet

    (Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA)

Abstract

Predator versus prey McCauley et al. blend theory and experiment to explore the dynamical mechanisms that give rise to different types of predator–prey cycles. Their theory predicts a new type of small-amplitude cycle that coexists with large-amplitude fluctuations in coupled consumer–resource systems. They then show that small-amplitude cycles with the predicted characteristics occur in populations of the herbivore Daphnia pulex and their algal prey. The findings may explain the prevalence of small amplitude cycles in predator-prey systems, and thus their relative stability.

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  • Edward McCauley & William A. Nelson & Roger M. Nisbet, 2008. "Small-amplitude cycles emerge from stage-structured interactions in Daphnia–algal systems," Nature, Nature, vol. 455(7217), pages 1240-1243, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:455:y:2008:i:7217:d:10.1038_nature07220
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07220
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    1. Palamara, Gian Marco & Dennis, Stuart R. & Haenggi, Corinne & Schuwirth, Nele & Reichert, Peter, 2022. "Investigating the effect of pesticides on Daphnia population dynamics by inferring structure and parameters of a stochastic model," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 472(C).

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