Population Dynamics of Biomphalaria tenagophila Snails Simulations Using the Square-Wave Carrying Capacity Model

Juan Carlos Rosales and Dora Davies
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Juan Carlos Rosales: Department of Mathematic, National University of Salta, Argentina
Dora Davies: EPIFISMA, IMECC, UNICAMP, Brazil

Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, 2019, vol. 9, issue 2, 37-40

Abstract: In this work we studied Biomphalaria tenagophila snails that were collected in bodies of water in Salta city peripheral neighborhoods. We recorded the monthly average of snails in each location, which showed a periodic fit pattern used to estimate the “carrying capacity type square wave ()K⋅ †obtaining maxt K=160.30 and mint, K=37.50. With this estimation, we built computational models to qualitatively describe, by Monte Carlo simulation, the population dynamics of the samples. We hypothesized that these descriptions explain the observed seasonal oscillations as a consequence of variations in the volume of water bodies due to hydro-periods that occur in the region.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/BBOAJ.2019.09.555758

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