Abstract
The application of optimal control theory to life history evolution in species with discrete breeding seasons and overlapping generations is discussed. For each age class, the objective functional maximized consists of an integral (total reproduction for that age class) plus a final function (residual reproductive value) . A simple example, for which monocarpy is the optimal strategy, is given. -from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 418-431 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | American Naturalist |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics