Abstract
We link deterministic integrodifference equations to stochastic, individual-based simulations by means of branching random walks. Using standard methods, we determine speeds of invasion for both average densities and furthest-forward individuals. For density-independent branching random walks, demographic stochasticity can produce extinction. Demographic stochasticity does not, however, reduce the overall asymptotic speed of invasion or preclude continually accelerating invasions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 175-184 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Theoretical Population Biology |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics