sealion: Northern Sea Lion Demographic Data

Description Usage Format Author(s) Source References

Description

Age-specific survival and fecundity of northern sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) near Marmot Island, Alaska.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with three columns:

age

Age in years

surv

Annual survival probability

fec

Annual average fecundity

The data in the last row applies to ages 13 and above; the oldest individual observed in this population was 31 years old.

Author(s)

Bruce E. Kendall (kendall@bren.ucsb.edu)

Source

Ebert (1999), table 6.8. Data originally from Calkins and Pitcher (1982).

References

Calkins, D. G. and Pitcher, K. W. (1982) Population Assessment, Ecology, and Trophic Relationships of Stellar Sea Lions in the Gulf of Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Final Report RU243. Anchorage: Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Ebert, T. A. (1999) Plant and Animal Populations: Methods in Demography. San Diego: Academic Press.


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