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The dynamics of a general nonlinear Leslie matrix model for a semelparous population is investigated. We are especially concerned with the attractivity of the single-class state, in which all but one cohort (or year-class) are missing. Our result shows that the single-class state is attractive if inter-class competition is severe. Conversely, if intra-class competition is severe, the single-class state is repelling. Numerical investigations show that all classes do not necessarily coexist even if the single-class state is repelling.
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Kon, R., Iwasa, Y. Single-class orbits in nonlinear Leslie matrix models for semelparous populations. J. Math. Biol. 55, 781–802 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-007-0111-9
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