reproduction {ibm}

Reproduction Process

Description

This functions performs the 'reproduction' process over an object, increasing the number of individuals. It is a generic, S3 methods can be specified for a particular specification of the population.

Usage

reproduction(object, rates, ...)

Arguments

object

The population object, containing the information about individuals.

rates

The reproduction rate or rates.

...

Additional arguments for different methods.

Details

The rate can be a single value or a value for each individual calculated externally. No recycling is allowed.