Question

What are the assumptions of a stage structured matrix model? How do these assumptions differ from those of a Leslie matrix model?

Answer 1

Assumptions of stage structured matrix model-

• No genetic structure
• No age structure, and no sex structure to the population
• All individuals are reproductively active when the population census is taken
• Resources are virtually unlimited
• Growth is unaffected by the size of the population.

Assumptions of Leslie matrix model-

• It classifies individual by age.
• Fertility and survival rate remains constant
• Life cycles of the sexes are identical
• Dynamics of the population are determined by one sex independent of the relative abundance of the other