Reproductive value (population genetics)

Reproductive value is a concept in demography and population genetics that represents the discounted number of future female children that will be born to a female of a specific age. Ronald Fisher first defined reproductive value in his 1930 book The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection where he proposed that future offspring be discounted at the rate of growth of the population; this implies that sexually reproductive value measures the contribution of an individual of a given age to the future growth of the population.^[1]^[2]

^ Grafen, A (2006). "A theory of Fisher's reproductive value". J Math Biol. 53 (1): 15–60. doi:10.1007/s00285-006-0376-4. PMID 16791649. S2CID 24916638.
^ The Relation Between Reproductive Value and Genetic Contribution Published by the Genetics journal

[1] Grafen, A (2006). "A theory of Fisher's reproductive value". J Math Biol. 53 (1): 15–60. doi:10.1007/s00285-006-0376-4. PMID 16791649. S2CID 24916638.

[2] The Relation Between Reproductive Value and Genetic Contribution Published by the Genetics journal

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