| Literature DB >> 14973473 |
Jon Olav Vik1, Nils Chr Stenseth, Giacomo Tavecchia, Atle Mysterud, Ole Chr Lingjaerde.
Abstract
Theory indicates that correlated weather may synchronize populations, but the extent to which this holds for non-identical, nonlinear systems is uncertain. Post and Forchhammer claim to have shown climate-induced synchrony for musk oxen and caribou that are separated by the Greenland ice sheet. However, logical and mathematical errors undermine their finding. Whether or not large-scale weather can be a major synchronizing factor across species remains an open question.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14973473 DOI: 10.1038/427697a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962