The adequacy of aging techniques in vertebrates for rapid estimation of population mortality rates from age distributions

Abstract As a key parameter in population dynamics, mortality rates are frequently estimated using mark–recapture data, which requires extensive, long‐term data sets. As a potential rapid alternative, we can measure variables correlated to age, allowing the compilation of population age distribution...

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Main Authors: Meijuan Zhao, Chris A. J. Klaassen, Simeon Lisovski, Marcel Klaassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4854