Proceedings of the First Symposium on Marsupials in New Zealand
Introduction
Introduction
The objective of this paper is to model the effects of control by reproductive inhibition (conveniently called sterilization) compared to conventional control (killing) of the common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula. The model used is developed from that given by Knipling and McGuire (1972), who presented a theoretical appraisal of the potential role of sterilization in suppressing rat populations.