Pigeon control by chemosterilization: population model from laboratory results.
Reproductivity of pigeons is inhibited with mestranol incorporated in a synthetic grit; continual erosion releases daily doses. Young squabs may be permanently sterilized when fed crop milk by treated birds. A theoretical model of pigeon population dynamics using laboratory-obtained data shows the advantages of chemosterilization over killing as a means of pigeon control.
D000818:Animals; D002629:Chemosterilants; D010856:Columbidae / Q000502:physiology*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008656:Mestranol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects*
D002629:Chemosterilants; D008656:Mestranol