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Effects of population fluctuation of the gray-sided vole(Clethrionomys rufocanus) on the prevalence (infection rates) of the parasiteEchinococcus multilocularis in red fox(Vulpes vulpes) populations was investigated from 1985 to 1992 in eastern Hokkaido (Abashiri, Nemuro, and Kushiro area), Japan. This parasite
needs two hosts to complete its life cycle; the gray-sided vole as its intermediate host and the red fox as its final host.
We found that: (1) Infection rates in foxes depended on the current-year abundance of voles in all three study areas, particularly
in Abashiri. (2) In addition to this direct density-dependence, delayed density-dependence between the infection rate and
the prior-year abundance of voles was detected in Nemuro and in Kushiro. (3) The regional differences in density-dependence
pattern were related to regional differences in the winter food habits of red foxes: in Abashiri the proportion of voles in
the fox’s diet greatly decreases in winter, while the proportion remains high in winter in Nemuro and in Kushiro, probably
because of shallower snowpack. These results suggest that infection rates in foxes in Abashiri were less influenced by the
prior-year prevalence, since the infection cycle might be interrupted in winter, when voles became less important in fox’s
diet. In contrast, the state of the prevalence may carry over from year to year in Nemuro and in Kushiro, because red foxes
continue to eat a considerable amount of voles throughout year. The regionally contrasted results for the relationship between
infection rate in foxes and vole abundance were parallel to the regional difference in fluctuation pattern of vole populations,
which are highly variable in Abashiri area, but less variable in Kushiro-Nemuro area. Drastic change in vole populations appears
to affect the host-parasite system. 相似文献
2.
Nils Chr Stenseth Ottar N. Bj?rnstad Takashi Saitoh 《Researches on Population Ecology》1998,40(1):85-95
We interpret gradients in population dynamics of the gray-sided vole from the southwestern part of the island of Hokkaido
to its northeastern part within the framework of a phenomenological model involving the relative length of summer and winter.
In Hokkaido, as in other northern regions, both spring and fall is considered as short transition periods between the two
main seasons — summer (the primary breeding season) and winter (the non-reproductive or secondary breeding season). We show
that the geographic transition in dynamics may be understood as the combined consequence of different patterns of density-dependence
during summer and winter, and geographically varying season lengths. Differences are shown to exist between summer and winter
with respect to strength of density-dependence. Direct density-dependence, in particular, is stronger during winter than during
summer. A model is presented to show how relative lengths of seasons can induce both stable and periodically fluctuating population
dynamics. The results are compared and contrasted with what is otherwise known about the gradient in rodent dynamics in Fennoscandia. 相似文献
3.
Masayoshi Suwa 《Researches on Population Ecology》1986,28(2):231-252
Summary There are 4 species belonging to the wolf spiderPardosa amentata species group in Hokkaido. The 4 species have separately occurred in Hokkaido in general, but a few species have sometimes
occurred together at the same sites. Their biology at the coexisting sites, with special reference to partitioning of space
was studied.P. agraria mainly inhabited fields and occurred widely in Hokkaido.P. hokkaido, P. brebivulva andP. lugubris inhabited the vicinity of forests and occurred in southern Hokkaido and on the side of the Sea of Japan in Hokkaido, all
over Hokkaido excent the side of the Sea of Japan in central Hokkaido, and the lowlands and highlands in northern and eastern
Hokkaido and mainly the highlands in other regions, respectively. In eastern Hokkaido whereP. brevivulva andP. lugubris have coexisted, as the number of spiders detected and the number of localities of the former were less than those of the
latter, it was concluded that the former occurred mainly in southern Hokkaido and the Hidaka region. In southern Hokkaido
whereP. hokkaido andP. brevivulva have coexisted, few individuals of both species were collected together at the same sites, and they were distributed allotopically.
In short, the partitioning of space among theP. amentata species group occurring in Hokkaido was clear. From investigations on the coexisting sites and some other reports, it was
considered that food, life cycle and diel activity periodicity amongPardosa occurring in Hokkaido were similar to one another. This may be one of the causes of the clear space partitioning amongPardosa. SincePardosa is a raptorial predator that does not weave but wanders on the ground and uses space horizontally, available prey resource
forPardosa would be limited. It was therefore conjectured that the spider would be prone to space segregation, even if the spider could
segregate the other niche dimensions. The partitioning of space betweenP. agraria andP. hokkaido inhabiting distinct habitats was loose when it was compared with that between species inhabiting similar habitats. As most
of the spiders observed in the overlapping areas were females with egg cocoons, which required little food, the reduced feeding
was considered to have allowed the loose partitioning. 相似文献
4.
Ottar N. Bj?rnstad Nils Chr Stenseth Takashi Saitoh Ole Chr Lingj?rde 《Researches on Population Ecology》1998,40(1):77-84
We study the regional transitions in dynamics of the gray-sided vole,Clethrionomys rufocanus, within Hokkaido, Japan. The data-set consists of 225 time series of varying length (most from 23 to 31 years long) collected
between 1962 and 1992 by the Forestry Agency of the Japanese Government. To see clearly how the periodic behavior changes
geographically, we estimate the spectral density functions of the growth rates of all populations using a log-spline method.
We subsequently apply functional data analysis to the estimated densities. The functional data analysis is, in this context,
analogous to a principal component analysis applied to curves. We plot the results of the analysis on the map of Hokkaido,
to reveal a clear transition from relatively stable populations in the southwest and west to populations undergoing 3–4 year
cycles in the northeast and east. The degree of seasonality in the vegetation and the rodent demography appear to be strongest
in the cyclic area. We briefly speculate that the destabilization of the rodent dynamics is linked to increased seasonalforcing
on the trophic interactions in which the gray-sided voles are involved. 相似文献
5.
Yoshihiro Yamada 《Researches on Population Ecology》1990,32(2):365-379
1. | Analysis of life tables of the oriental moth,Monema flavescens, obtained for 8 generations over 4 years, disclosed that the cocoon parasitoid,Praestochrysis shanghaiensis, acted as a density-disruptive factor. |
2. | The density of the host cocoon remained stable (max./min.=3.2), whereas that of the host adult varied (max./min.=14.3) although both showed similar fluctation patterns. |
3. | Stability of the host population was associated with the density-dependence in the ratio of first generation cocoons to overwintered generation moths, which was the key factor for the rate of change throughout the year. Chrysidid parasitism among the first generation cocoons ranged from 37.7 to 70.1%, and that among the second generation cocoons from 16.7 to 63.2%, each showing an inverse density-dependence and acting as the main determinant (key-factor) of the between-year variation in the density of the adult moths. |
4. | The density-dependence of the rate of change from overwintered generation adults to first generation cocoons was so strong that the parasitism on the second generation hosts had not effect on the cocoon density of the first generation. On the other hand, the density-dependence of the rate of change from first generation adults to second generation cocoons was weak, and the parasitism on the first generation hosts became the key factor for the between-year variation of the second generation cocoons. |
5. | It is suggested that the stability of the parasitoid-host system will be disrupted without three parasitism-restricting factors: asynchrony in the parasitoid attack on the second generation hosts, high mortality among parasitoid larvae of the second generation, and the high proportion of those first generation parasitoids that enter diapause. These factors are considered to be effective only in cooler parts of the distribution of the parasitoid. |
6.
Takashi Saitoh 《Researches on Population Ecology》1991,33(2):367-386
Summary The effects of breeding territoriality on the stability of grey red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rufocanus bedfordiae) populations were investigated on a control grid and a grid on which the voles were fed, in an outdoor enclosure in Hokkaido,
Japan. Vole populations were monitored by live trapping from 1984 to 1986: (1) Population density was 2–7 times greater on
the experimental grid to which food was added than on the control grid. Reproductive output was more closely associated with
the difference in density between grids than survival or dispersal (immigration and emigration) rates. (2) The number of adult
females and pregnancy rate of the experimental population were significantly greater than those of the control one. The difference
in the number of adult females between the populations was greater than that in pregnancy rate. (3) The proportion of successful
litters and the number of weanlings per litter were not significantly different between the control and experimental population.
(4) Adult females held territories on both the control and experimental grid; they were spaced out more than would be expected
from random occupation. The territories overlapped more on the experimental grid than on the control grid. (5) Mean territory
size of adult females on the experimental grid was about half of that on the control grid. The territory size was correlated
negatively with population density. (6) The proportion of trap sites that were used by adult females was significantly greater
on the experimental grid than on the control grid. This suggests that adult females on the experimental grid used the area
more extensively. This factor, in association with territory size and overlapping of territory, was also important in causing
the difference in the number of adult females between the grids. (7) These results call into question the hypothesis that
territoriality stabilizes the density in populations ofClethrionomys. 相似文献
7.
H. Matsuda Koichi Kaji Hiroyuki Uno Hirofumi Hirakawa T. Saitoh 《Researches on Population Ecology》1999,41(2):139-149
We consider here a management policy for a sika deer (Cervus nippon) population in the eastern part of Hokkaido. Deer populations are characterized by a large intrinsic rate of population increase,
no significant density effects on population growth before population crash, and a relatively simple life history. Our goals
of management for the deer population are (1) to avoid irruption with severe damage to agriculture and forestry, (2) to avoid
the risk of extinction of the deer population, and (3) to maintain a sustainable yield of deer. To make a robust program on
the basis of uncertain information about the deer population, we consider three levels of relative population size and four
levels of hunting pressures. We also take into consideration a critical level for extinction, an optimal level, and an irruption
level. The hunting pressure for females is set to increase with the population size. We also recommend catching males if the
population size is between the critical and optimal levels and catching females and males if the population size is larger
than the optimal level. We must avoid cases of irruption or threatened population under various sets of uncertain parameter
values. The simulation results suggest that management based on sex-specific hunting is effective to diminish the annual variation
in hunting yield.
Received: April 8, 1998 / Accepted: December 25, 1998 相似文献
8.
Tadashi Miyashita 《Researches on Population Ecology》1992,34(1):143-153
Summary Field studies were conducted to clarify whether variation in food availability among habitats influences population density,
and whether population density has a negative effect on foraging success in the orb-web spider,Nephila clavata.
Lifetime food consumption per individual (i.e., foraging success) strongly correlated with mean body size of adult females
and mean fecundity in populations. Also, there was a positive correlation between foraging success and population density.
Since foraging success reflected potential prey availability in the habitat, food resource appeared to be a limiting factor
for populations in this spider. Mean fecundity per individual correlated with population density of the following year, suggesting
that decreased reproduction is a major component of food limitation on population density. Consistent defferences in mean
body size between particular sites were observed over years, while such difference was less obvious in density. Thus, ranking
of food abundance among habitats seems to be predictable between years. A field experiment revealed that an artificial increase
in population density had no negative effect on the feeding rate of individuals, suggesting that intraspecific competition
for food is not important in this species. 相似文献
9.
Takashi Saitoh 《Researches on Population Ecology》1990,32(2):391-406
Summary A population of the grey red-backed vole,Clethrionomys rufocanus bedfordiae, was investigated on a 1 ha control grid and a 1 ha grid on which the voles were fed within a 2.1 ha outdoor enclosure in
Hokkaido, Japan by live trapping from 1984 to 1986, for testing the Reproductive Suppression Model of Wasser and Barash (1983)-females
can optimize their lifetime reproductive success by suppressing reproduction when future conditions for the survival of offspring
are likely to be sufficiently better than present ones as to exceed the costs of the suppression itself. Age at the first
pregnancy more varied in a higher density population on the experimental grid and females could be classified into the early
and the late reproductive type in two generations (A: females born from February to June 1985; B: females born from September
to November 1985). Lifetime reproductive success (the number of pregnancies, the number of successful litters, and the number
of offspring) was not different between the early and the late reproducing females. The late reproducing females lived for
longer periods than the early reproducing females, so that the loss by delayed start of reproduction was compensated for by
a longer life span. Life span was not different between offspring of the early and the late reproducing females. These facts
supported the Reproductive Suppression Model. 相似文献
10.
Summary Time-specific life tables were constructed for three pea aphid,Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Homoptera: Aphididae), populations using a modification ofHughes' analytical procedure. All populations were studied on second-growth alfalfa (mid-June to mid-July) in south central Wisconsin;
data for two populations were collected during 1980, and data for the third population were collected during 1982. The intrinsic
rate of increase (r
m) estimated on a physiological time (day-degree) scale under field conditions but in the absence of natural enemies, provided
a reliable estimate of potential population growth rate and was used in preference toHughes' approach of estimating potential population growth rates directly from stage structure data. Emigration by adult alatae and
fungal disease were the major sources ofA. pisum mortality in each of the three populations studied. These factors were most important because of their impact on reducing
birth rates within the local population. Parasitism was never greater than 9 percent. Mortality attributable to predation
ranged from 0.0 to about 30.0%; however, even at the highest predator densitiesA. pisum populations increased exponentially. 相似文献
11.
Kazuma Matsumoto Fuminori Ito Yoshitaka Tsubaki 《Researches on Population Ecology》1993,35(2):325-333
Summary Mean egg cluster size ofLuehdorfia puziloi yessoensis varied among habitats. The mean egg cluster size tended to be large when abundance of the larval food leaves expressed as
the fresh weight of leaves per unit area at a given habitat was high. Since this variation was observed among closely located
study plots (butterflies can easily move between study plots), the egg cluster size variation among habitats is likely to
be a result of flexible response by females to varying food abundance for larvae. 相似文献
12.
Summary The abundance of moths was monitored with light-traps in two sites in southern Bohemia, České Budějovice for 22 years and
in Černiš for 9 years. In these sites, that are vastly different in environmental stability and predictability, stability
of insect populations was studied. The amplitude of fluctuations in abundance of the insect populations, as measured by the
coefficient of variation (CV), varied a great deal between species so that there was a large overlap between the two sites.
Nevertheless there was a highly significant tendency for species at Černiš, the more stable site, to have smaller values of
CV, i.e., to be less fluctuating. Also in species co-occurring in the two sites, the CV at Černiš tended to be smaller. Trends
in abundance of individual species over time, both increases and decreases, were common in both sites and did not differ between
habitats. Environmental stability begets insect population stability in terms of the amplitude of the fluctuations, but trends
in time occur irrespective of stability of the habitat. 相似文献
13.
Summary The frequency distributions in sex ratios of offspring from 4 fieldTetranychus kanzawai populations were examined. No significant difference was observed between average sex ratios of the 4 populations, although
there was a great variability within each population, especially in the population fromPueraia lobata. Using the population fromP. lobata, inbred lines with high (H) and low (L) sex ratios were selected. Crossing experiments between H and L showed that sex ratio
is determined by the genotype of mothers. It seemed that sex ratio is cointrolled by several genes, with no cytoplasmic factor
involved. 相似文献
14.
Summary A series of experiments were carried out with the endophagous egg parasiteTelenomus fariai on its hostTriatoma phyllosoma pallidipennis to determine the possible role of intraspecific competition by the parasite progeny in population regulation of the parasite.
Eight parasite densities (1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 individuals per vial) were used, and the design of sequentially
sacrificed replicates applied. Survivorship curves for each density indicated smaller number of progeny per host at higher
densities, and the shapes of the curves suggested a relatively early mortality process.Morris' linear regression technique for determining within-generation density-dependence was used, and the results showed that only
larval mortality could be identified as density dependent. The same technique applied within the larval stage proved that
only mortality of larvae in their second, third, and fourth day of development were responsible for population regulation.
The applicability of the technique, as well as the relevance of the results for natural population, is discussed. 相似文献
15.
Pierre-Alexandre Landry Fran?ois-Joseph Lapointe 《Researches on Population Ecology》1999,41(3):263-268
A survey of the genetic variability in deer mouse populations was performed using specimens collected from six different
islands on a lake covering approximately 50 km2. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to measure the extent of the genetic differences in this insular system.
An analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed that populations are clearly separated at this microgeographic scale (F
st
= 0.13863; P < 0.001). The homogeneity of molecular variance test (HOMOVA) indicated that within-population levels vary greatly (B
p
= 0.76831; P < 0.001). The within-population molecular variance was found to be mainly correlated with the accessibility of the islands,
computed as the inverse of the geographic distance separating an island from the lakeshore (r = 0.916; P < 0.003).
Received: March 5, 1999 / Accepted: July 16, 1999 相似文献
16.
Summary Dispersal, immigration and emigration rates, horizontal and vertical survivorship and absolute population size were estimated
for micropopulations ofAn. culicifacies, An. stephensi andAn. subpictus at a series of cattle sheds in rural Punjab Province, Pakistan, during November 1979 and May 1980 using capture-mark-release-recapture
and dissection methods. Dispersal was temperature-related, with populations more vagile during May. Mean dispersal distance
per individual was low for all species. More than 70% of all recaptures were taken at the point of release and the longest
detected flight was 1250 meters.
Horizontal survivorship was greater during November and was always less than vertical survivorship calculated from dissection
agegrading data. Survivorship during the nulliparous period was greater than survivorship throughout total life, indicating
the survivorship curve may be slightly sigmoid. Daily population sizes of endemic and immigrating females and males were calculated
usingBailey's (1952) modification of the Lincoln Index, with the daily captures adjusted for immigration which was highest in May. Daily
additions to the indoor resting population exclusive of immigrants were estimated using the method ofManly andParr (1968). The relationship of the present findings to malaria transmission and genetic control were discussed. 相似文献
17.
Summary Populations of the two-spotted spider mite,Tetranychus urticae Koch collected from various localities and from various host plants in Japan showed wide variations in diapause attribute.
Diapause percentages at 18°C/9L15D varied from nearly 100% in the north to 0% in the south-west. At intermediate latitudes
the mites showed wide inter-population variations. Populations on herbaceous hosts in vinyl- or glass-houses gave significantly
lower incidence of diapause than those on roses and deciduous fruit trees. Presence of winter hosts and better host quality
under protected environments seemed to favour non-diapausing mites.
The temperature threshold for diapause expression also varied widely among local populations. Northern populations consistently
had higher and less variable thresholds than populations at intermediate latitudes with thresholds between 15 and 18°C. Inbred
lines derived from a population in Kyoto exhibited a wide variation in diapause percentage at 18°C. These results show that
diapause inT. urticae is a quantitative threshold trait and that populations in central Japan consist of a variety of genotypes with different
diapause traits. This might provide a genetic source for adaptation to local and temporal variations in environmental conditions. 相似文献
18.
William K. Reisen Farida Mahmood Tauheeda Parveen 《Researches on Population Ecology》1979,21(1):12-29
Summary A mark-release-recapture experiment to estimate population survivorship and absolute size was performed with wild-caughtAn. subpictus adults at the village of Khano-Harni, Lahore District, Punjab Province, Pakistan during September 1978, the end of the monsoon
rainy season, when temporal population abundance was maximized. Daily survival rate estimated from the recapture sequence
of marked adults was low, males=0.192 and females=0.343. Survivorship for females estimated by several vertical age-grading
procedures ranged from 0.347 to 0.628. Both stage- and age-specific life tables were calculated from vertical age-grading
data determined by the dilatation method. Female and male population size was estimated byBailey’s modification of theLincoln Index and was found to average 4478.4 and 6106.8, respectively. The bionomics, survivorship and population size ofAn. subpictus in the Lahore are indicated that this species was probably not important in the transmission of human malaria. 相似文献
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R. N. Coulson P. E. Pulley D. N. Pope W. S. Fargo L. J. Edson 《Researches on Population Ecology》1980,22(1):117-135
Summary Infestations ofDendroctonus frontalis
Zimm. are often observed to enlarge continuously by the colonization of new hosts in a pattern similar to a forest fire. This pattern
of infestation growth presents unique problems in quantitatively estimating populations ofD. frontalis. Beetle populations on each infested tree in an infestation go through five processes: attack, oviposition, reemergence,
survivorship, and emergence. These processes, which have been described mathematically in the literature, each take several
days for completion. In order to follow the distribution and abundance ofD. frontalis throughout the course of development of a spot, we need a daily estimate of the number of beetles involved in each process
on every tree. Since it is not practical to sample each tree daily, we developed a procedure whereby quantitative estimation
procedures for within-tree populations were used in combination with the mathematical models for the life processes to produce
a daily record of the number of adults successfully attacking trees, the number of eggs oviposited, the number of beetles
reemerging, number of beetles surviving within the trees, and the number of beetles emerging. These daily estimates were then
summarized for all trees in the spot for the duration of the infestation.
The daily record of populations ofD. frontalis, used with information on infestation geometry, were suggested to be of value in describing and elucidating several important
facets of population dynamics including dispersal patterns within infestations, between tree beetle loss (mortality), and
time lags among the various population processes. The information reported can be used to develop simulation models of population
dynamics or to validate existing models.
Texas Agric. Experiment Stn. TA No. 14689. 相似文献
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Summary Larvae of genusPieris in the northern part of Kyoto City are parasitized by two tachinid flies:Epicampocera succincta, a specialist on genusPieris, andCompsilura concinnata, a generalist with very wide host-range. We surveyed the parasitism rates ofPieris by both flies for two years at six study areas. In these study areas, there lived three host species in the genusPieris: P. rapae, P. melete, andP. napi, but neither tachinid parasitizedP. napi to any significant extent. In the mountainous district,P. rapae andP. melete coexisted and their populations were relatively continuous, while in the lowland, onlyP. rapae larvae were abundant in spring and autumn, but even they disappeared in summer. Parasitisms byE. succincta occurred mainly in mountainous district and never in the lowland.C. concinnata parasitizedPieris in all the areas, but its parasitisms occurred mainly in autumn.
We analyzed the factors affecting the spatial and temporal patterns of parasitism rates and presumed that the temporal discontinuity
of host population restricted the distribution of the specialist parasitoid. 相似文献