@article{fdi:010060428, title = {{A} density-dependent model describing age-structured population dynamics using hawk-dove tactics}, author = {{M}arva, {M}. and {M}oussaoui, {A}. and {B}ravo de la parra, {R}. and {A}uger, {P}ierre}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this paper we deal with a nonlinear two-timescale discrete population model that couples age-structured demography with individual competition for resources. {I}ndividuals are divided into juvenile and adult classes, and demography is described by means of a density-dependent {L}eslie matrix. {A}dults compete to access resources; every time two adults meet, they choose either being aggressive (hawk) or non-aggressive (dove) to get the best pay-off. {I}ndividual encounters occur much more frequently than demographic events, what yields that the model takes the form of a two-timescale system. {A}pproximate aggregation methods allow us to reduce the system while preserving at the same time crucial asymptotic information for the whole population. {I}n this way, we are able to describe the total population size as function of individual aggressiveness level and environmental richness. {M}odel analysis shows a general trend with species that look for richer environment having smaller proportions of hawk individuals with larger costs.}, keywords = {game dynamics ; {L}eslie model ; aggregation methods ; individual behaviour ; aggressiveness}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {D}ifference {E}quations and {A}pplications}, volume = {19}, numero = {6}, pages = {1022--1034}, ISSN = {1023-6198}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1080/10236198.2012.707195}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060428}, }