Quantifying the relative impacts of top‐down vs. bottom‐up control of ecosystems remains a
controversial issue, with debate often focusing on the perennial question of how predators …

We review the population dynamics of red-backed voles (Myodes species) in North America,
the main deciduous and coniferous forest-dwelling microtines on this continent, and …

Chronic activation of the stress axis caused by long‐term uncontrollable and unpredictable
factors in the environment has been regarded as causing maladaptive and/or pathological …

Population fluctuations are widespread across the animal kingdom, especially in the order
Rodentia, which includes many globally important reservoir species for zoonotic pathogens …

Cyclic vole populations, defined as showing fairly regular 3–4 yr density fluctuations but with
variable amplitudes, were monitored in boreal Sweden in spring and fall 1971–2002 …

Diet composition of a generalist predator, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in relation to season
(winter or summer) and abundance of multi-annually cyclic voles was studied in western …

Small rodents are key species in many ecosystems. In boreal and subarctic environments,
their importance is heightened by pronounced multiannual population cycles. Alarmingly …

Five hantaviruses are known to circulate among rodents in Europe, and at least two among
insectivores. Four (Dobrava, Saaremaa, Seoul, and Puumala [PUUV] viruses) are clearly …

Wildlife-originated zoonotic diseases are a major contributor to emerging infectious
diseases. Hantaviruses cause thousands of human disease cases annually worldwide, and …

Increased predation pressure along habitat edges is often associated with increased
predator activity. However, factors affecting predator affinity for habitat edges remain largely …