Authors: T deCaminoBeck M A Lewis
Publish Date: 2007/02/15
Volume: 69, Issue: 4, Pages: 1341-1354
Abstract
Matrix models are widely used for demographic analysis of age and stage structured biological populations Dynamic properties of the model can be summarized by the net reproductive rate R 0 In this paper we introduce a new method to calculate and analyze the net reproductive rate directly from the life cycle graph of the matrix We show with examples how our method of analysis of R 0 can be used in the design of strategies for controlling invasive species
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