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Average number of adult females in population simulations where all eligible males are removed during a 6-mo hunting season each year for 100 yrs.
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posted on 2009-06-17, 01:23 authored by Craig Packer, Margaret Kosmala, Hilary S. Cooley, Henry Brink, Lilian Pintea, David Garshelis, Gianetta Purchase, Megan Strauss, Alexandra Swanson, Guy Balme, Luke Hunter, Kristin NowellColors indicate outcomes for different age minima for trophy males; each line indicates average from 20 runs. A. Population changes for “social lions” follow the assumptions and demographic variables in ref. [1] except to restrict hunting to 6-mo seasons and to incorporate additional details of dispersal, survival and reproduction [44]–[46]. B. Population changes for a hypothetical lion population where males and females are solitary and each territorial male controls one female. C. Population changes for leopards based on long-term data from Phinda Private Game Reserve [33], [47] and other sources [37], [48]. D. Population changes for cougars based on demographic data from refs. [27], [49]–[53].