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Female and male life tables for seven wild primate species.

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Bronikowski, AM; Cords, M; Alberts, SC; Altmann, J; Brockman, DK; Fedigan, LM; Pusey, A; Stoinski, T; Strier, KB; Morris, WF
Published in: Scientific data
March 2016

We provide male and female census count data, age-specific survivorship, and female age-specific fertility estimates for populations of seven wild primates that have been continuously monitored for at least 29 years: sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Madagascar; muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) in Brazil; capuchin (Cebus capucinus) in Costa Rica; baboon (Papio cynocephalus) and blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) in Kenya; chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Tanzania; and gorilla (Gorilla beringei) in Rwanda. Using one-year age-class intervals, we computed point estimates of age-specific survival for both sexes. In all species, our survival estimates for the dispersing sex are affected by heavy censoring. We also calculated reproductive value, life expectancy, and mortality hazards for females. We used bootstrapping to place confidence intervals on life-table summary metrics (R0, the net reproductive rate; λ, the population growth rate; and G, the generation time). These data have high potential for reuse; they derive from continuous population monitoring of long-lived organisms and will be invaluable for addressing questions about comparative demography, primate conservation and human evolution.

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Scientific data

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EISSN

2052-4463

ISSN

2052-4463

Publication Date

March 2016

Volume

3

Start / End Page

160006

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Primates
  • Philippines
  • Male
  • Madagascar
  • Life Tables
  • Female
  • Costa Rica
  • Brazil
  • Birth Rate
 

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Bronikowski, A. M., Cords, M., Alberts, S. C., Altmann, J., Brockman, D. K., Fedigan, L. M., … Morris, W. F. (2016). Female and male life tables for seven wild primate species. Scientific Data, 3, 160006. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.6
Bronikowski, Anne M., Marina Cords, Susan C. Alberts, Jeanne Altmann, Diane K. Brockman, Linda M. Fedigan, Anne Pusey, Tara Stoinski, Karen B. Strier, and William F. Morris. “Female and male life tables for seven wild primate species.Scientific Data 3 (March 2016): 160006. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.6.
Bronikowski AM, Cords M, Alberts SC, Altmann J, Brockman DK, Fedigan LM, et al. Female and male life tables for seven wild primate species. Scientific data. 2016 Mar;3:160006.
Bronikowski, Anne M., et al. “Female and male life tables for seven wild primate species.Scientific Data, vol. 3, Mar. 2016, p. 160006. Epmc, doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.6.
Bronikowski AM, Cords M, Alberts SC, Altmann J, Brockman DK, Fedigan LM, Pusey A, Stoinski T, Strier KB, Morris WF. Female and male life tables for seven wild primate species. Scientific data. 2016 Mar;3:160006.

Published In

Scientific data

DOI

EISSN

2052-4463

ISSN

2052-4463

Publication Date

March 2016

Volume

3

Start / End Page

160006

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Primates
  • Philippines
  • Male
  • Madagascar
  • Life Tables
  • Female
  • Costa Rica
  • Brazil
  • Birth Rate