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ArticleEcology and evolution2020

Robust age estimation of southern sea otters from multiple morphometrics.

Teri E Nicholson, Karl A Mayer, Michelle M Staedler, Tyler O Gagné, Michael J Murray, Marissa A Young, Joseph A Tomoleoni, Martin Tim Tinker, Kyle S Van Houtan

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Teri E NicholsonMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9895-1458
Karl A MayerMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.
Michelle M StaedlerMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.
Tyler O GagnéMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-6368
Michael J MurrayMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.
Marissa A YoungMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.
Joseph A TomoleoniU.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center Santa Cruz CA USA.
Martin Tim TinkerU.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center Santa Cruz CA USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3314-839X
Kyle S Van HoutanMonterey Bay Aquarium Monterey CA USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-1773
California State University, Monterey Bay · USUnited States Geological Survey · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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

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