How Long to Rest: The Ecology of Optimal Dormancy and Environmental Constraint

Dormancy is a common mechanism employed by short-lived organisms for persistence in a variable environment. Theory suggests that the fraction of propagules that terminate dormancy each year should be

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Published in:Ecology (Durham) 2003-05, Vol.84 (5), p.1189-1198
Main Authors: Cáceres, Carla E., Tessier, Alan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
bet hedging
Biological and medical sciences
Daphnia pulicaria
diapause
Dormancy
dormancy termination and environmental cues
dormancy, optimal
Ecology
Eggs
Environment
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Germination
Hatching
Incubation
Marine ecology
Population ecology
Protozoa. Invertebrata
resting eggs
Sediments
Urban ecology
Zooplankton
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Summary:Dormancy is a common mechanism employed by short-lived organisms for persistence in a variable environment. Theory suggests that the fraction of propagules that terminate dormancy each year should be
ISSN:0012-9658
1939-9170
DOI:10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[1189:HLTRTE]2.0.CO;2