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Multistage density dependence in an amphibian

Altwegg, Res

In: Oecologia, 2003, vol. 136, no. 1, p. 46-50

Université de Fribourg

Winter weather affects asp viper Vipera aspis population dynamics through susceptible juveniles

Altwegg, Res ; Dummermuth, Stefan ; Anholt, Bradley R. ; Flatt, Thomas

In: Oikos, 2005, vol. 110, no. 1, p. 55-66

Detailed studies on mammals and birds have shown that the effects of climate variation on population dynamics often depend on population composition, because weather affects different subsets of a population differently. It is presently unknown whether this is also true for ectothermic animals such as reptiles. Here we show such an interaction between weather and demography for an ectothermic...