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Table 2 Female demography and fecundity

From: Domestic dog demographic structure and dynamics relevant to rabies control planning in urban areas in Africa: the case of Iringa, Tanzania

age class

s(x)

l(x)

d(x)

b(x)

B(x)

m(x)

parameters

0-1

79

1.00

0.00

0.07

7.14

0.23

α

= 0.83y

1-2

23

0.29

0.71

0.66

4.41

1.27

ω

= 11y

2-3

23

0.29

0.71

0.61

6.47

1.74

  

3-4

11

0.14

0.86

0.50

5.14

1.13

  

4-5

6

0.08

0.92

1.00

5.60

2.46

  

6+

14

0.01

0.99

0.14

4.09

0.24

  
  1. =ageclass; s(x) = number of females in the sample per age-class; l(x) = cumulative survival; d(x) = cumulative mortality; b(x) = average proportion of breeding females per year and age-class; B(x) = average number of offspring born in the last litter per female and age-class; m(x) = number of female pups born per female and year; α = age in years at first reproduction; ω = age at last reproduction in years.