@article{fdi:010055825,
  title = {{D}emographic aspects of the island syndrome in two afrotropical {M}astomys rodent species},
  author = {{C}respin, {L}. and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he island syndrome is the name given to the particularities of the behavioural, morphological and demographical characteristics of island populations. {A}s concerns demography, the island syndrome model states that densities and survival are greater in island than in mainland populations. {M}ost previous studies aimed at confirming this prediction for small mammals have addressed species from the {N}orth {T}emperate {Z}one. {H}ere, we tested the demographic expectations of the island syndrome using data gathered over two years for island and mainland populations of two {A}frican rodent species, {M}astomys erytholeucus and {M}astomys huberti, at two different sites in {S}enegal. {C}apture-{M}ark-{R}ecapture methods allowing for variation in catchability of the individuals were used to yield estimates of both abundance (or density) and probability of survival and seniority (which is a demographic parameter inversely related to recruitment). {A}s predicted from the island syndrome, survival and densities were indeed higher in island populations for the two study sites; however, only for the population with stronger island syndrome was the difference in survival biologically important. {E}stimates of the probability of seniority were similar for island and mainland populations at the two sites. {O}ur findings provide support for the demographic expectations of the model of island syndrome in an {A}frotropical context and thus confirm the general applicability of this syndrome while revealing differences according to particular insular situations.},
  keywords = {{A}bundance ; {D}ensity ; {S}eniority ; {S}mall mammals ; {S}urvival ; {W}est {A}frica},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {O}ecologica : {I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}cology},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {},
  pages = {72--79},
  ISSN = {1146-609{X}},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actao.2012.01.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055825},
}