Parametrizing the Net Maternity Function

The net maternity function represents the chance of a newborn female surviving to a certain age class, multiplied by the average number of female babies she is likely to bear while sojourning in that age class. Although the net maternity function does not lend itself well to modeling in terms of con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonathan D. H. Smith, Chaoliang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance 2014-01-01
Series:Letters in Biomathematics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23737867.2014.11414479