Does a lack of juveniles indicate a threat? Understanding body size distributions in a group of long-lived vertebrates.

McKnight DT, Bower DS, Ariel E, Beatty S, Clulow S, Connell M, Deppe AR, Doody S, Freeman A, Georges A, Hannabass SL, Hollender EC, Howell H, Krochmal A, Ligon DB, Munscher E, Nordberg EJ, Roth TC, Santoro A, Schaffer J, Simms A, Spencer RJ, Stone P, Voves KC, Walde AD, Wassens S, Welsh MA, Whiterod NS, Wirth W, Van Dyke JU

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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.70093
Published: 2025 Oct
Container: The Journal of animal ecology
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@article{allodium:10.1111/1365-2656.70093,
  title = {Does a lack of juveniles indicate a threat? Understanding body size distributions in a group of long-lived vertebrates.},
  author = {McKnight DT and Bower DS and Ariel E and Beatty S and Clulow S and Connell M and Deppe AR and Doody S and Freeman A and Georges A and Hannabass SL and Hollender EC and Howell H and Krochmal A and Ligon DB and Munscher E and Nordberg EJ and Roth TC and Santoro A and Schaffer J and Simms A and Spencer RJ and Stone P and Voves KC and Walde AD and Wassens S and Welsh MA and Whiterod NS and Wirth W and Van Dyke JU},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {The Journal of animal ecology},
  doi = {10.1111/1365-2656.70093},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70093}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Does a lack of juveniles indicate a threat? Understanding body size distributions in a group of long-lived vertebrates.
AU  - McKnight DT
AU  - Bower DS
AU  - Ariel E
AU  - Beatty S
AU  - Clulow S
AU  - Connell M
AU  - Deppe AR
AU  - Doody S
AU  - Freeman A
AU  - Georges A
AU  - Hannabass SL
AU  - Hollender EC
AU  - Howell H
AU  - Krochmal A
AU  - Ligon DB
AU  - Munscher E
AU  - Nordberg EJ
AU  - Roth TC
AU  - Santoro A
AU  - Schaffer J
AU  - Simms A
AU  - Spencer RJ
AU  - Stone P
AU  - Voves KC
AU  - Walde AD
AU  - Wassens S
AU  - Welsh MA
AU  - Whiterod NS
AU  - Wirth W
AU  - Van Dyke JU
PY  - 2025
JO  - The Journal of animal ecology
DO  - 10.1111/1365-2656.70093
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DT, M., DS, B., E, A., S, B., S, C., M, C., AR, D., S, D., A, F., A, G., SL, H., EC, H., H, H., A, K., DB, L., E, M., EJ, N., TC, R., A, S., J, S., A, S., RJ, S., P, S., KC, V., AD, W., S, W., MA, W., NS, W., W, W., & JU, V. D. (2025). Does a lack of juveniles indicate a threat? Understanding body size distributions in a group of long-lived vertebrates.. The Journal of animal ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70093

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