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SUBMITTER: Nicholson TE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452773 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nicholson Teri E TE Mayer Karl A KA Staedler Michelle M MM Gagné Tyler O TO Murray Michael J MJ Young Marissa A MA Tomoleoni Joseph A JA Tinker Martin Tim MT Van Houtan Kyle S KS
Ecology and evolution 20200712 16
Reliable age estimation is an essential tool to assess the status of wildlife populations and inform successful management. Aging methods, however, are often limited by too few data, skewed demographic representation, and by single or uncertain morphometric relationships. In this study, we synthesize age estimates in southern sea otters <i>Enhydra lutris nereis</i> from 761 individuals across 34 years of study, using multiple noninvasive techniques and capturing all life stages from 0 to 17 year ...[more]