Delaying reproduction in initialisation

[ellalewi547]

Hi again,

I am initialising stage 3 (adults) as a reintroduction scenario and I wondered if there was any way of delaying the reproduction for 2 years to reflect them settling into a new environment? I would initialise them at a non-breeding age (stage 2) but stage 2 individuals in my model disperse and I want to model them not dispersing from their release site for a year.

Thanks in advance

[JetteReeg]

Hi Ella,

currently there are no options to delay reproduction nor dispersal in the first years after initialisation.

But I am wondering, why it would be important (simulation wise) that your individuals show no reproduction in the first years? I guess it should be ok to initialise stage 3 individuals.

(Please be aware that we cannot provide much help conceptualizing RangeShiftR models and mainly help with technical issues.)

[ellalewi547]

Okay thank you for the help :)