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Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Symbols; Natural History; Census; Life Tables; Genetics; Quantitative Genetics; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A Brief History; 1.2 From Register to Management; 1.3 Population Management Triangle; 1.4 Exploring Studbooks; 1.4.1 Natural History; 1.4.2 Census; 1.4.3 Life Tables; 1.4.4 Genetic Analyses; 1.5 Conservation Data; 1.6 More Topics; References; 2 Studbooks and Software; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Studbook Examples; 2.2.1 Red Crowned Crane Grus japonensis; 2.2.2 African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus; 2.2.3 Red Panda Ailurus fulgens.
2.2.4 European Wolverine Gulo gulo gulo2.2.5 Snow Leopard Uncia uncia; 2.2.6 Californian Sea Lion Zalophus californianus; 2.2.7 Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus; 2.2.8 Blesbok Damalisicus pygargus phillipsi; 2.3 Software Tools; 2.3.1 Population Management Library; References; Part II Demographic Analyses; 3 Natural History; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Lifespan and Longevity; 3.2.1 Estimated Dates; 3.2.2 Longevity; 3.2.2.1 Artefacts; 3.2.2.2 Data Truncation; 3.2.3 Pathologist's View; 3.2.4 History and Husbandry; 3.2.5 Early Life Stages; 3.2.6 Differences Between Sexes; 3.3 Reproductive Lifespan.
3.3.1 Age at First Reproduction3.3.2 Artefacts; 3.4 Litter Size; 3.4.1 Assessing Litter Size; 3.4.2 Date Range in Litter/Clutch Size; 3.5 Seasonality; 3.5.1 Mean Date; 3.5.2 Seasonality in Births; 3.5.2.1 Sex at Birth; 3.5.2.2 Premature Births; 3.5.2.3 Latitude; 3.5.2.4 Photoperiod; 3.5.3 Seasonality in Deaths; 3.6 Inter-Birth Interval; 3.6.1 Management Effects; 3.6.2 Egg-Laying Species; References; 4 Census Analysis; 4.1 Counting Animals; 4.2 Census Date; 4.3 Census; 4.4 Population Growth; 4.5 Sex-Ratio; References; 5 Births, Deaths and Migration; 5.1 Census Events; 5.2 Births.
5.2.1 Sex-Ratio at Birth5.2.1.1 Sex Determination; 5.2.1.2 Biased Sex-Ratio; 5.2.1.3 Sex Allocation; 5.3 Deaths; 5.4 Migration; 5.4.1 Migration Patterns; 5.5 Bringing it Together; References; 6 Ecological Models; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Population Growth Models; 6.2.1 Exponential Growth; 6.2.2 Logistic Growth; 6.3 Remarks; References; 7 Age, Mortality and Fecundity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Cohort; 7.3 Age Class; 7.4 Age Distribution; 7.5 Mortality Table; 7.5.1 Death Records; 7.5.1.1 Mortality Rate; 7.5.2 Mortality Measures; 7.5.2.1 Mortality; 7.5.2.2 Survival Rate; 7.5.2.3 Survivorship.
7.5.2.4 Midpoint Survivorship7.5.2.5 Life Expectancy; 7.5.3 Censored Data; 7.5.4 Logrank Statistic; 7.5.5 Comparative Survival Studies; 7.6 Fecundity Table; 7.7 Prorating; 7.8 Unknown Sex and Unknown Parents; 7.9 Remarks; References; 8 Confidence in Life Tables; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Tossing a Coin; 8.2.1 Mortality; 8.2.2 Fecundity; 8.3 Resampling; 8.4 Sample Sizes; 8.4.1 Pooling; 8.4.2 Class-Width; 8.5 Smoothing; 8.6 Parametric Models; References; 9 Extended Life Table; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Growth Rates; 9.3 Reproductive Value; 9.4 Stable Age Distribution; 9.5 Breeding Season.
2.2.4 European Wolverine Gulo gulo gulo2.2.5 Snow Leopard Uncia uncia; 2.2.6 Californian Sea Lion Zalophus californianus; 2.2.7 Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus; 2.2.8 Blesbok Damalisicus pygargus phillipsi; 2.3 Software Tools; 2.3.1 Population Management Library; References; Part II Demographic Analyses; 3 Natural History; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Lifespan and Longevity; 3.2.1 Estimated Dates; 3.2.2 Longevity; 3.2.2.1 Artefacts; 3.2.2.2 Data Truncation; 3.2.3 Pathologist's View; 3.2.4 History and Husbandry; 3.2.5 Early Life Stages; 3.2.6 Differences Between Sexes; 3.3 Reproductive Lifespan.
3.3.1 Age at First Reproduction3.3.2 Artefacts; 3.4 Litter Size; 3.4.1 Assessing Litter Size; 3.4.2 Date Range in Litter/Clutch Size; 3.5 Seasonality; 3.5.1 Mean Date; 3.5.2 Seasonality in Births; 3.5.2.1 Sex at Birth; 3.5.2.2 Premature Births; 3.5.2.3 Latitude; 3.5.2.4 Photoperiod; 3.5.3 Seasonality in Deaths; 3.6 Inter-Birth Interval; 3.6.1 Management Effects; 3.6.2 Egg-Laying Species; References; 4 Census Analysis; 4.1 Counting Animals; 4.2 Census Date; 4.3 Census; 4.4 Population Growth; 4.5 Sex-Ratio; References; 5 Births, Deaths and Migration; 5.1 Census Events; 5.2 Births.
5.2.1 Sex-Ratio at Birth5.2.1.1 Sex Determination; 5.2.1.2 Biased Sex-Ratio; 5.2.1.3 Sex Allocation; 5.3 Deaths; 5.4 Migration; 5.4.1 Migration Patterns; 5.5 Bringing it Together; References; 6 Ecological Models; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Population Growth Models; 6.2.1 Exponential Growth; 6.2.2 Logistic Growth; 6.3 Remarks; References; 7 Age, Mortality and Fecundity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Cohort; 7.3 Age Class; 7.4 Age Distribution; 7.5 Mortality Table; 7.5.1 Death Records; 7.5.1.1 Mortality Rate; 7.5.2 Mortality Measures; 7.5.2.1 Mortality; 7.5.2.2 Survival Rate; 7.5.2.3 Survivorship.
7.5.2.4 Midpoint Survivorship7.5.2.5 Life Expectancy; 7.5.3 Censored Data; 7.5.4 Logrank Statistic; 7.5.5 Comparative Survival Studies; 7.6 Fecundity Table; 7.7 Prorating; 7.8 Unknown Sex and Unknown Parents; 7.9 Remarks; References; 8 Confidence in Life Tables; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Tossing a Coin; 8.2.1 Mortality; 8.2.2 Fecundity; 8.3 Resampling; 8.4 Sample Sizes; 8.4.1 Pooling; 8.4.2 Class-Width; 8.5 Smoothing; 8.6 Parametric Models; References; 9 Extended Life Table; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Growth Rates; 9.3 Reproductive Value; 9.4 Stable Age Distribution; 9.5 Breeding Season.