Artículos de revistas
Dynamics and Control of Stray Dog Populations
Fecha
2010Registro en:
MATHEMATICAL POPULATION STUDIES, v.17, n.2, p.69-78, 2010
0889-8480
10.1080/08898481003689452
Autor
AMAKU, Marcos
DIAS, Ricardo Augusto
FERREIRA, Fernando
Institución
Resumen
The population dynamics of stray dogs is simulated to assess the effects of sterilization and euthanasia. From simulations representing less than 5 years, sterilization is less efficient than euthanasia to reduce the stray dog population, considering similar rates, but the total number of sterilized dogs is less than the total number of euthanized dogs per km(2) per year. Over 20 years, both strategies have similar efficiency. Beyond a certain rate of dog abandonment, both strategies are inefficient.