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cord-303187-ny4qr2a2	Belo, Vinícius Silva	Abundance, survival, recruitment and effectiveness of sterilization of free-roaming dogs: A capture and recapture study in Brazil	2017-11-01		.txt	text/plain	7691	410	44	Despite the perceived need and usefulness of such parameter estimates and recommendations for the most appropriate approaches applicable under such study designs [30] , survival and recruitment estimates of free-ranging dogs had not been obtained using methods of capture and recapture. In this study, we present estimates of abundance, survival and recruitment rates, and the probabilities of capture of two free-roaming dog populations by means of analytical models for open populations, so far unexplored in previous studies. We estimated critical parameters (survival, recruitment and abundance) that describe the population dynamics of free-roaming dogs based on a capture and recapture study design and on models suitable for open populations. Our study demonstrated the increase in population size in both areas, the predominance and greater recruitment of males, the temporal variability in recruitment and in survival probabilities, the lack of effect of sterilization on population dynamics, the influence of abandon and of density-independent factors and a high demographic turnover.	./cache/cord-303187-ny4qr2a2.txt	./txt/cord-303187-ny4qr2a2.txt