Negative density-dependent dispersal in tsetse (Glossina spp): red flag or red herring?

Abstract

A deterministic model of the distribution of tsetse (Glossina spp) was used to assess the extent to which the efficacy of control operations would be affected by 3 different modes of density dependence in per capita adult dispersal: density-independent dispersal which has been commonly adopted in previous models, positive density-dependent dispersal which has occasionally been discussed in the tsetse literature, negative density-dependent dispersal (NDDD). This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme