Population cycles have long fascinated ecologists. Even in the most‐studied populations,
however, scientists continue to dispute the relative importance of various potential causes of …

Population cycling is a widespread phenomenon, observed across a multitude of taxa in
both laboratory and natural conditions. Historically, the theory associated with population …

Although the possibility of complex dynamical behaviors–limit cycles, quasiperodic
oscillations, and aperiodic chaos–has been recognized theoretically, most ecologists are …

For over sixty years, understanding the causes of multiannual cycles in animal populations
has been a central issue in ecology. This book brings together ten of the leaders in this field …

Seasonality is an important feature of essentially all natural systems but the consequences
of seasonality have been vastly underappreciated. Early work emphasized the role of …

Why do organisms become extremely abundant one year and then seem to disappear a few
years later? Why do population outbreaks in particular species happen more or less …

Regular cycles in population abundance are fascinating phenomena, but are they common
in natural populations? How are they distributed among taxa? Are there differences between …

Weather is one of the most basic factors impacting animal populations, but the typical
strength of such impacts on population dynamics is unknown. We incorporate weather and …

Long-term studies have been crucial to the advancement of population biology, especially
our understanding of population dynamics. We argue that this progress arises from three key …

The forest insect pest Bupalus piniarius (pine looper moth) is a classic example of a natural
population cycle. As is typical for populations that exhibit regular oscillations in density, there …