Abstract: | Maps of the nonnegative cone of into itself are considered where are nonnegative, primitive matrices with nondecreasing entries and at least one increasing entry. Let denote the dominant eigenvalue of and . These maps are shown to exhibit a dynamical trichotomy. First, if , then for all nonzero . Second, if , then for all . Finally, if and , then there exists a compact invariant hypersurface separating . For below , , while for above, . An application to nonlinear Leslie matrices is given. |