Phylogenetic prediction of the maximum per capita rate of population growth.
Proc Biol Sci
; 280(1763): 20130523, 2013 Jul 22.
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| ID: mdl-23720545
ABSTRACT
The maximum per capita rate of population growth, r, is a central measure of population biology. However, researchers can only directly calculate r when adequate time series, life tables and similar datasets are available. We instead view r as an evolvable, synthetic life-history trait and use comparative phylogenetic approaches to predict r for poorly known species. Combining molecular phylogenies, life-history trait data and stochastic macroevolutionary models, we predicted r for mammals of the Caniformia and Cervidae. Cross-validation analyses demonstrated that, even with sparse life-history data, comparative methods estimated r well and outperformed models based on body mass. Values of r predicted via comparative methods were in strong rank agreement with observed values and reduced mean prediction errors by approximately 68 per cent compared with two null models. We demonstrate the utility of our method by estimating r for 102 extant species in these mammal groups with unknown life-history traits.
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Filogenia
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Carnívoros
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Taxa de Sobrevida
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Canidae
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Modelos Biológicos
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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2013
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Article