Genetically based demographic reconstructions require careful consideration of generation time

Victoria J Bakker; Myra E Finkelstein; Jesse D'Elia; Daniel F Doak; Steve Kirkland

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.048

Genetically based demographic reconstructions require careful consideration of generation time

Curr Biol. 2022 Apr 25;32(8):R356-R357. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.048.

Authors

Victoria J Bakker¹, Myra E Finkelstein², Jesse D'Elia³, Daniel F Doak⁴, Steve Kirkland⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA. Electronic address: vjbakker@gmail.com.
² Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
³ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, OR, USA.
⁴ Department of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
⁵ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura, CA, USA.

PMID: 35472420
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.048

Abstract

Bakker et al. use Robinson et al.'s reconstruction of three species of vulture to illustrate how incorrect generation time estimates can yield inaccurate results, underscoring the importance of generation time specification for genetically based reconstructions, especially for comparisons and species of conservation concern.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Demography
Falconiformes*