Modelling disease introduction as biological control of invasive predators to preserve endangered prey

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 444-468

  Oliveira, Nuno M ^a,b   Hilker, Frank M ^c,d,e  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio control; Eco epidemiological model; Forward and backward Hopf bifurcations; Invasive species removal; Island ecosystem restoration; Pathogen release; Reproduction number; Seabird conservation

Indexed keywords

AVES; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIRD; CAT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIROLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BIRDS; CATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 77951212421     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-009-9454-2     Document Type: Article

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