popbio (version 1.0.1)

net.reproductive.rate: Net reproductive rate

Description

Calculates the net reproductive rate of a stage classified matrix using the dominant eigenvalue of the matrix R.

Usage

net.reproductive.rate(T, F)

Arguments

T

transition matrix

F

fertility matrix

Value

• Net reproductive rate

Details

see section 5.3.4 in Caswell (2001).

References

Caswell, H. 2001. Matrix population models: construction, analysis, and interpretation, Second edition. Sinauer, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA.

See Also

see fundamental.matrix and generation.time for other age-specific traits

Examples

data(whale)
net.reproductive.rate(whale$T, whale$F)