title: Reproductive value, sensitivity, and nonlinearity: population-management heuristics derived from classical demography.
abstract: In classical demographic theory, reproductive value and stable age distribution are proportional to the sensitivities of the asymptotic population size to changes in mortality and maternity, respectively. In this note we point out that analogous relationships hold if the maternity function is allowed to depend on the population density. The relevant formulae can essentially be obtained by replacing the growth rate ("Lotka's r") with zero. These facts may be used to derive heuristics for population management (pest control).
authors: Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Karsten
authors: Holger
authors: H
authors: Teismann
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Vogels
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D011156:Population Density; D012098:Reproduction