Survival data

Survival dat

Fecundity data

Fecundity dat

GENERAL STATEMENT, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING THE DATA

GENERAL STATEMENT, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING THE DAT

International journal of forest engineering

R script used to calculate hazard ratio

Sex specific data from The relationship between telomere length and mortality risk in non-model vertebrate systems: a meta-analysis

Telomere length (TL) has become a biomarker of increasing interest within ecology and evolutionary biology, and has been found to predict subsequent survival in some recent avian studies but not others. Here, we undertake the first formal meta-analysis to test whether there is an overall association between TL and subsequent mortality risk in vertebrates other than humans and model laboratory rodents. We identified 27 suitable studies and obtained standardized estimates of the hazard ratio associated with TL from each. We performed a meta-analysis on these estimates and found an overall significant negative association implying that short telomeres are associated with increased mortality risk, which was robust to evident publication bias. While we found that heterogeneity in the hazard ratios was not explained by sex, follow-up period, maximum lifespan or the age group of the study animals, the TL–mortality risk association was stronger in studies using qPCR compared to terminal restriction fragment methodologies. Our results provide support for a consistent association between short telomeres and increased mortality risk in birds, but also highlight the need for more research into non-avian vertebrates and the reasons why different telomere measurement methods may yield different results.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Understanding diversity in telomere dynamics’

Supplementary Table 1 from The relationship between telomere length and mortality risk in non-model vertebrate systems: a meta-analysis

List of studies assess for eligibility in full, with reasons for exclusio

Males segment of a prairie vole population in Illinois

The data collection was led by Lowell L. Getz and consisted of monthly captures of prairie voles over the period 1972 - 1997. For more details please refer to http://www.life.illinois.edu/getz/index.html . The data contained in data.zip is the part of the data from the overall dataset that was used in the associated paper. Please refer to the ReadMe for an explanation of all columns and files

Incubation foraging trip activity patterns for birds of different age and breeding experience in 2012.

<p>A) Landing rate; B) Wet time. Points show raw data, and lines indicate differences in average trait values (± standard error) for either age or breeding experience classes indicated by the best model (although not all are included in the most parsimonious model, see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0116415#pone.0116415.t002" target="_blank">Table 2</a> and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0116415#sec003" target="_blank">Results</a>).</p

Incubation foraging trip characteristics for birds of different age and breeding experience in 2012.

<p>A) Latitude; B) Longitude; C) Travel speed; D) Maximum distance from colony; E) Trip duration; F) Bearing. Points show raw data, and lines indicate differences in average trait values (± standard error) for either age or breeding experience classes indicated by the best model (although not all are included in the most parsimonious model, see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0116415#pone.0116415.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a> and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0116415#sec003" target="_blank">Results</a>).</p

Model selection tables examining the effect of age and breeding experience on characteristics of wandering albatross foraging trips, birds tracked during the incubation period of 2012.

<p>The best model in each case is highlighted in italics (where ∆AIC = 0). The most parsimonious model in each case is highlighted in bold (where ∆AIC<2 compared to the best model).</p><p>Model selection tables examining the effect of age and breeding experience on characteristics of wandering albatross foraging trips, birds tracked during the incubation period of 2012.</p