A new method for calculating net reproductive rate from graph reduction with applications to the control of invasive species.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of mathematical biology
دوره 69 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007