We know that microbes contribute to the production of odors that some animals use to
communicate, but how common is this phenomenon? Recent studies capitalizing on new …

Cicadas, a group of large-bodied insects, are preyed upon at both nymphal and adult stages
by diverse range of vertebrates such as birds and mammals. Although the behavior of …

Saproxylic insects play an important part in decomposing dead wood in healthy forest
ecosystems, but little is known about their role in the aftermath of large-scale forest mortality …

The extraordinarily long life cycles, synchronous emergences at 13-or 17-year intervals, and
complex geographic distribution of periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) in eastern North …

Peromyscus leucopus populations exhibit unstable population dynamics. Mathematical
models predict instability with chronic parasite infections that reduce host fecundity when the …

The ecological consequences of insect outbreaks Page 218 Insect Outbreaks Revisited , First
Edition. Edited by Pedro Barbosa, Deborah K. Letourneau and Anurag A. Agrawal. © 2012 …

Helminth parasites of the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus (n= 440), were surveyed in five
localities, comprising woodland and grassland sites, in Southern England. Seven species of …

Mast seeding causes strong fluctuations in populations of forest animals. Thus, this
phenomenon can be used as a natural experiment to examine how variation in host …

Mixed hardwood forests of the northeast United States support a guild of granivorous/
omnivorous rodents including gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), eastern chipmunks …

Trophic shifts of generalist consumers can have broad food-web and biodiversity
consequences through altered trophic flows and vertical diversity. Previous studies have …