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

Author(s):

Donald T. McKnight, Deborah S. Bower, Ellen Ariel, Stephen Beatty, Simon Clulow, Marilyn Connell, Annette R. Deppe, Sean Doody, Alastair Freeman, Arthur Georges, Samantha L. Hannabass, Ethan C. Hollender, Hunter Howell, Aaron Krochmal, Day B. Ligon, Eric Munscher, Eric J. Nordberg, Timothy C. Roth, Anthony Santoro, Jason Schaffer, Angela Simms, Ricky John Spencer, Paul Stone, Kameron C. Voves, Andrew D. Walde, Skye Wassens, Michael A. Welsh, Nick S. Whiterod, Wytamma Wirth, James U. Van Dyke

Details:

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 94, Issue 10, 2025-10-01

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Affiliations:

• La Trobe University
• Western Sydney University
• James Cook University
• University of Arkansas
• Murdoch University
• University of New England Australia
• University of Canberra
• Charles Sturt University
• Missouri State University
• University of South Florida St. Petersburg
• The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
• Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster
• University of Central Oklahoma
• Washington College, Chestertown
• SWCA Environmental Consultants
• Turtle Survival Alliance
• Susquehannock Wildlife Society
• Tiaro and District Landcare Group Inc.
• Oklahoma Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
• Savanna Field Station
• Wildlife and Threatened Species Operations
• Florida Ecological Services Office
• Goyder Institute for Water Research