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    Area of Science:

    • Population dynamics
    • Theoretical ecology
    • Mathematical biology

    Background:

    • Generation time is a key metric in population ecology, often measured as the average time between parent and offspring recruitment.
    • In stable environments, generation time is linked to population growth elasticities and parental age.
    • Understanding generation time in fluctuating environments is crucial for accurate population modeling.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how environmental fluctuations affect the calculation and interpretation of generation time.
    • To determine if common measures of generation time remain equivalent under environmental stochasticity.
    • To compare generation time in fluctuating environments versus average environmental conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing elasticity analysis of population growth rates under environmental stochasticity.
    • Comparing measures of generation time derived from lineage distances and parental age.
    • Modeling population dynamics in both constant and fluctuating environments.

    Main Results:

    • The average distance between recruitment events in fluctuating environments is determined by the elasticities of the stochastic growth rate.
    • This lineage-based measure of generation time remains equivalent to the parental age of offspring under environmental stochasticity.
    • Generation time in a fluctuating environment can differ from that predicted by average environmental conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Elasticity analysis provides a robust method for calculating generation time, even under environmental stochasticity.
    • The equivalence between lineage distance and parental age measures of generation time holds under fluctuating conditions.
    • Environmental fluctuations introduce complexities in population dynamics, potentially altering generation time predictions.