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2013
2.
Marianne Mugabo; Samuel Perret; Stéphane Legendre; Jean-François Le Galliard
Density-dependent life history and the dynamics of small populations Journal Article
In: Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 1227–1239, 2013.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Allee effects, density, life history, structured population models
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title = {Density-dependent life history and the dynamics of small populations},
author = {Marianne Mugabo and Samuel Perret and Stéphane Legendre and Jean-François Le Galliard},
url = {https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12109},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12109},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology},
volume = {82},
number = {6},
pages = {1227--1239},
keywords = {Allee effects, density, life history, structured population models},
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2011
1.
Manuela González-Suárez; Jean-François Le Galliard; David Claessen
Population and life-history consequences of within-cohort individual variation Journal Article
In: The American Naturalist, vol. 178, no. 4, pp. 525–537, 2011, ISSN: 0003-0147.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: body size, demography, demography, density, metabolism, performance, phenotypic plasticity, phenotypic plasticity, size-structured populations, stochasticity, structured population models, Zootoca vivipara, Zootoca vivipara, Zootoca vivipara
@article{gonzalez-suarez_population_2011,
title = {Population and life-history consequences of within-cohort individual variation},
author = {Manuela González-Suárez and Jean-François Le Galliard and David Claessen},
url = {https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/661906},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1086/661906},
issn = {0003-0147},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-01},
journal = {The American Naturalist},
volume = {178},
number = {4},
pages = {525--537},
abstract = {The consequences of within-cohort (i.e., among-individual) variation for population dynamics are poorly understood, in particular for the case where life history is density dependent. We develop a physiologically structured population model that incorporates individual variation among and within cohorts and allows us to explore the intertwined relationship between individual life history and population dynamics. Our model is parameterized for the lizard Zootoca vivipara and reproduces well the species' dynamics and life history. We explore two common mechanisms that generate within-cohort variation: variability in food intake and variability in birth date. Predicted population dynamics are inherently very stable and do not qualitatively change when either of these sources of individual variation is introduced. However, increased within-cohort variation in food intake leads to changes in morphology, with longer but skinnier individuals, even though mean food intake does not change. Morphological changes result from a seemingly universal nonlinear relationship between growth and resource availability but may become apparent only in environments with strongly fluctuating resources. Overall, our results highlight the importance of using a mechanistic framework to gain insights into how different sources of intraspecific variability translate into life-history and population-dynamic changes.},
keywords = {body size, demography, demography, density, metabolism, performance, phenotypic plasticity, phenotypic plasticity, size-structured populations, stochasticity, structured population models, Zootoca vivipara, Zootoca vivipara, Zootoca vivipara},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The consequences of within-cohort (i.e., among-individual) variation for population dynamics are poorly understood, in particular for the case where life history is density dependent. We develop a physiologically structured population model that incorporates individual variation among and within cohorts and allows us to explore the intertwined relationship between individual life history and population dynamics. Our model is parameterized for the lizard Zootoca vivipara and reproduces well the species' dynamics and life history. We explore two common mechanisms that generate within-cohort variation: variability in food intake and variability in birth date. Predicted population dynamics are inherently very stable and do not qualitatively change when either of these sources of individual variation is introduced. However, increased within-cohort variation in food intake leads to changes in morphology, with longer but skinnier individuals, even though mean food intake does not change. Morphological changes result from a seemingly universal nonlinear relationship between growth and resource availability but may become apparent only in environments with strongly fluctuating resources. Overall, our results highlight the importance of using a mechanistic framework to gain insights into how different sources of intraspecific variability translate into life-history and population-dynamic changes.