Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016)
Franks et al. (2016) consider that the degree of error in estimated ages used to define survivorship patterns of northern and southern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations is of insignificant impact to estimates of the species' postreproductive lifespan (PRLS). We provide evidence t...
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ftbioone:10.1093/jmammal/gyw023 2024-06-02T08:09:50+00:00 Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016) Todd R. Robeck Kevin Willis Michael R. Scarpuzzi Justine K. O'Brien Todd R. Robeck Kevin Willis Michael R. Scarpuzzi Justine K. O'Brien world 2016-03-08 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw023 en eng American Society of Mammalogists doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyw023 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw023 Text 2016 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw023 2024-05-07T00:55:29Z Franks et al. (2016) consider that the degree of error in estimated ages used to define survivorship patterns of northern and southern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations is of insignificant impact to estimates of the species' postreproductive lifespan (PRLS). We provide evidence that survival probabilities for killer whales using a dataset comprising estimated age animals differ significantly from that determined using data collected from known-age animals in the Pacific Northwest over the past 40 years. Consequently, our findings indicate that the degree of error in age estimates and ensuing survivorship patterns do not support the notion by Franks et al. (2016) of a prolonged PRLS in the female killer whale that is comparable to the PRLS observed in humans. Text Killer Whale Orca Orcinus orca Killer whale BioOne Online Journals Pacific Journal of Mammalogy 97 3 899 905 |
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Franks et al. (2016) consider that the degree of error in estimated ages used to define survivorship patterns of northern and southern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations is of insignificant impact to estimates of the species' postreproductive lifespan (PRLS). We provide evidence that survival probabilities for killer whales using a dataset comprising estimated age animals differ significantly from that determined using data collected from known-age animals in the Pacific Northwest over the past 40 years. Consequently, our findings indicate that the degree of error in age estimates and ensuing survivorship patterns do not support the notion by Franks et al. (2016) of a prolonged PRLS in the female killer whale that is comparable to the PRLS observed in humans. |
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Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016) |
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Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016) |
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Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016) |
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Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016) |
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Survivorship pattern inaccuracies and inappropriate anthropomorphism in scholarly pursuits of killer whale (Orcinusorca) life history: a response to Franks et al. (2016) |
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