An Agent-Based Model of Santa Cruz Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) which Exhibits and Allee Effect
Published in Letters in Biomathematics, 2015
Recommended citation: Shelby M. Scott, Erin N. Bodine, and Anne Yust (2014) An Agent-Based Model of Santa Cruz Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) which Exhibits and Allee Effect, Letters in Biomathematics, 1:1, 97 109, DOI: 10.1080/23737867.2014.11414473 http://shelbymscott.github.io/files/Scott_2014.pdf
In the early 1990s, the island of Santa Cruz o the coast of California experienced a rapid decline of the canid Urocyon littoralis santacruzae. The reasons behind this decline included disease, predation, competition with other species, and genetic bottlenecking. We present an individual-based model that simulates the population of Santa Cruz island foxes. Through our model we provide evidence of the Allee Effect in the Santa Cruz island fox population which is exacerbated by selection for reduced reproductive probability.
Recommended citation: Shelby M. Scott, Erin N. Bodine, and Anne Yust (2014) An Agent-Based Model of Santa Cruz Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) which Exhibits and Allee Effect, Letters in Biomathematics, 1:1, 97 109, DOI: 10.1080/23737867.2014.11414473.