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The note attempts to address concerns expressed by Bacaër and Abdurahman (J Math Biol, 2008) in this journal about the definition of generalized reproductive value (RV) as proposed by Ediev (Theor Popul Biol 72(4):480–484, 2007).
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Ediev, D.M. On the definition of the reproductive value: response to the discussion by Bacaër and Abdurahman. J. Math. Biol. 59, 651–657 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-008-0246-3
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