Ecological Archives A022-059-A1

Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Ransom A. Myers, Verónica B. García, Luis O. Lucifora, and Anna Kuparinen. 2012. Life-history correlates of extinction risk and recovery potential. Ecological Applications 22:1061–1067.

Appendix A (Table A1). Sources for the data used in the analyses. All the data for bony fishes (class Actinopterygii) were taken from the data base created by Ransom Myers available at http://ram.biology.dal.ca/~myers/data.html.

Species Source(s)
Chondrichthyans
Aetobatus flagellum Yamaguchi et al. 2005; Yamaguchi 2006.
Interbirth interval assumed to be 1 like other Myliobatiformes.
Alopias pelagicus Liu et al. 1999.
Following suggestions of Compagno (2001), gestation was assumed to be 12 months.
A. superciliosus Chen et al. 1997; Liu et al. 1998.
Following suggestions of Compagno (2001), gestation was assumed to be 12 months.
Callorhinchus capensis Compagno 1986; Freer and Griffiths 1993a, b
Carcharhinus acronotus Driggers lll et al. 2004a, b
C. amblyrhynchos De Crosta et al. 1984;Radtke and Cailliet 1984; Wetherbee et al. 1997.
Body weight was taken from Fishbase.
C. brachyurus Chiaramonte 1996; Lucifora et al. 2005; Lucifora 2003.
Body size was estimated using the equation for the South African population (Cliff and Dudley 1992)
C. brachyurus Cliff and Dudley 1992; Walter and Ebert 1991 (South Africa).
C. brevipinna Allen and Cliff 2000; Allen and Wintner 2002 (South Africa).
Body size was estimated using the equation for the Taiwan population (Joung et al. 2005)
C. brevipinna Joung et al. 2005 (Taiwan)
C. cautus White et al. 2002b.
Body size was estimated using the equation for northern Australian population (Lyle 1987)
C. falciformis Oshitani et al. 2003 (Pacific Ocean).
Gestation taken from of the Gulf of Mexico population.
C. falciformis Bonfil et al. 1993 (Campeche Bay Mexico).
Body size was estimated using the equation given in Compagno et al. 1984.
Interbirth interval was assumed similar to Pacific Ocean population (Oshitani et al. 2003).
C. galapagensis De Crosta et al. 1984; Wetherbee et al. 1996.
We used an interbirth interval of 2 of the 2–3 range proposed by Wetherbee et al. 1996 to be conservative.
C. isodon Carlson et al. 2006; Castro 1993; Neer and Thompson 2004.
C. leucas Branstetter 1981; Branstetter and Stiles 1987; Clark and von Schmidt 1965 (Gulf of Mexico).
Body size was estimated using the equation in Bonfil et al. 1990.
C. leucas Cruz-Martinez et al. 2004 (Southern Gulf of Mexico).
Body size was estimated using the equation in Bonfil et al. 1990.
Interbirth interval assumed similar to the other populations.
C. leucas Cliff and Dudley 1991; Wintner et al. 2002 (South Africa)
C. limbatus Branstetter 1981; Branstetter and McEachran 1986; Killam and Parsons 1989 (Gulf of Mexico)
C. limbatus Carlson et al. 2006; Castro 1996 (South Carolina)
C. limbatus Dudley and Cliff 1993; Wintner and Cliff 1996 (South Africa)
C. longimanus Backus et al. 1956; Lessa et al. 1999b (Brazil).
Body size was estimated using the equation for the Pacific population (Seki et al. 1998)
C. longimanus Seki et al. 1998 (Pacific Ocean).
Interbirth interval assumed similar to other populations.
C. obscurus Clark and von Schmidt 1965; Natanson et al. 1995 (Western North Atlantic).
Body size from Kohler et al 1995.
Gestation assumed similar to the Australian population (Simpfendorfer 1999).
C. obscurus Last and Stevens 1994; Simpfendorfer 1999; Simpfendorfer et al. 2002 (Western Australia).
Body size was estimated using the equation for the South African population (Dudley et al. 2005)
C. obscurus Dudley et al. 2005; Natanson and Kohler 1996 (Indian Ocean).
Gestation assumed similar to the Australian population (Simpfendorfer 1999).
C. plumbeus Joung and Chen 1995; Joung et al. 2004 (Taiwan)
C. plumbeus Castro 1983; Sminkey and Musick 1995, 1996.
Body size from Kohler et al. 1995.
C. porosus Lessa and Santana 1998; Lessa et al. 1999c.
C. signatus Hazin et al. 2000; Santana and Lessa 2004.
C. sorrah Davenport and Stevens 1988; Stevens and Wiley 1986
C. tilstoni Davenport and Stevens 1988; Stevens and Wiley 1986
Carcharias taurus Gilmore 1983; Goldman et al. 2006.
Gestation taken from Gilmore 2005.
Carcharodon carcharias Francis 1996; Wintner and Cliff 1999; Saïdi et al 2005; Wintner and Cliff 1999.
Body size from Mollet et al. 1996.
Gestation taken from Compagno et al. 2005.
Centrophorus squamosus Clarke et al. 2001, 2002a and 2003.
Body size was estimated using the equation in Casas et al. 2001.
Gestation taken as similar to Centrophorus granulosus, for which Guallart (1998) assumes 2–3 years for gestaion.
Chiloscyllium plagiosum Chen and Liu 2006; Chen et al. 2007
Dalatias licha Silva 1988
Dasyatis dipterura Ebert 2003; Smith et al. 2007.
Body size from Feder et al. 1974.
D. pastinaca Capapé 1976; Ismen 2003.
Body size from Morey et al. 2003.
Deania calcea Clarke et al. 2002b.
Body size estimated using the equation of Casas et al. 2001.
Dipturus chilensis Licandeo and Cerna 2007
D. chilensis Licandeo et al. 2006
D. chilensis Licandeo and Cerna 2007
D. trachydermus Licandeo et al. 2007
Etmopterus baxteri Irvine et al. 2006; Wetherbee 1996.
Gestation assumed similar to E. spinax.
E. spinax Capapé et al. 2001; Gennari and Sacco 2007.
Body size estimated using the equation in Zaera 2005.
Furgaleus macki Simpfendorfer and Unsworth 1998; Simpfendorfer et al. 2000.
Body size from Fishbase.
Galeocerdo cuvier Branstetter 1981; Clark and von Schmidt 1965; Branstetter et al. 1987 (Gulf of Mexico).
Gestation taken from Fig. 13 in Clark and von Schmidt (1965).
G. cuvier Simpfendorfer 1992; Wintner and Dudley 2000 (South Africa and Australia).
Gestation taken from Whitney and Crow (2007).
G. cuvier De Crosta et al. 1984; Whitney and Crow 2007
Galeorhinus galeus Ferreira and Vooren 1991; Lucifora et al. 2004; Peres and Vooren 1991 (Southwestern Atlantic).
Body size from Lucifora personal communication.
G. galeus Cox and Francis 1997; Francisand Mulligan 1998 (New Zealand).
Body size estimated using the equation in Olsen 1952.
Gestation taken from the Southeastern Atlantic population.
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus Lessa et al. 1999a; Lessa et al. 2000
Isurus oxyrinchus  Joung and Hu 2005; Natanson et al. 2006 (Northwestern Pacific)
I. oxyrinchus Bishop et al. 2006; Francis and Duffy 2005; Stevens 1983 (New Zealand).
Body size estimated using the equation in Francis et al. 2001.
Gestation assumed similar to Northwestern Pacific population.
I. oxyrinchus Mollet et al. 2000; Natanson et al. 2006 (North Atlantic Ocean).
Body size from Kohler et al. 1995.
Gestation assumed similar to Northwestern Pacific population.
Lamna ditropis Goldman 2002; Goldman and Musick 2006 (Western North Pacific)
L. ditropis Goldman and Musick 2006; Nagasawa 1998 (North Pacific Ocean).
L. nasus Francis and Stevens 2000; Last and Stevens 1994; Francis et al. 2007 (New Zealand)
L. nasus Jensen et al. 2002; Natanson et al. 2002 (Western North Atlantic Ocean).
Body size from Campana et al. 2001
Leucoraja erinacea Frisk 2004; Frisk and Miller 2006
L. naevus Du Buit 1976, 1977.
Body size from Dorel 1986.
L. ocellata Frisk 2004; Frisk and Miller 2006
Mustelus antarcticus Lenanton et al. 1990; Moulton et al. 1992.
Body size from Fishbase.
M. californicus Ebert 2003; Talent 1985; Yudin and Cailliet 1990.
Interbirth interval assumed to be 1 year.
M. canis Conrath and Musick 2002; Conrath et al. 2002.
Body size from Fishbase.
M. lenticulatus Francis and Mace 1980; Francis and Maolagáin 2000.
M. manazo Yamaguchi et al. 1998; Yamaguchi et al. 2000
M. manazo Yamaguchi et al. 1998; Yamaguchi et al. 2000; Yamaguchi et al. 1996
M. manazo Yamaguchi et al. 1998; Yamaguchi et al. 2000
M. manazo Yamaguchi et al. 1998; Yamaguchi et al. 2000
M. manazo Yamaguchi et al. 1998; Yamaguchi et al. 2000
M. mustelus Goosen and Smale 1997; Smale and Compagno 1997
Myliobatis californicus Ebert 2003; Martin and Cailliet 1988ab.
Body size estimated using the equation of Martin 1982 (Martin and Cailliet 1988)
Negaprion brevirostris Barker et al. 2005; Brown and Gruber 1999; Compagno 1984; Feldheim et al. 2002.
Body size from Fishbase.
Notorynchus cepedianus Ebert 1989; Ebert 2003; Van Dykhuizen and Mollet 1992.
Gestation from Compagno et al. 2005.
Prionace glauca Hazin et al. 1994; Lessa et al. 2004 (Brazil).
Body size estimated using the equation of Hazin and Lessa 2005 and Valeiras et al. 2003.
P. glauca Pratt 1979; Skomal and Natanson 2003 (North Atlantic Ocean).
Body size estimated using the equation of Hazin and Lessa 2005 and Valeiras et al. 2003.
Pristis perotteti Thorson 1982; Simpfendorfer 2000
Raja asterias Capapé 1977; Serena et al. 2005.
Body size from Romanelli et al. 2007.
R. binoculata Ebert and Davis 2007; McFarlane and King 2006.
Body size from Hart 1988.
R. brachyura Gallagher et al. 2004, Holden et al. 1971.
Body size from Dorel 1986.
R. clavata Gallagher et al. 2004, Holden 1975; Holden et al. 1971.
Body size from Whittamore and McCarthy 2005. (Irish Sea).
R. clavata Ryland and Ajayi 1984 (South Wales).
R. microocellata Ryland and Ajayi 1984
R. miraletus Abdel-Aziz 1992; Abdel-Aziz et al.1987.
Body size estimated using the equation in Ungaro 2004.
R. montagui Holden 1971; Ryland and Ajayi 1984 (South Wales).
R. montagui Gallagher et al. 2004; Holden 1971(Irish Sea)
Rhinobatos productus Timmonsand Bray 1997; Villavicencio-Garayzar 1993.
Body size estimated from the equation of Downton-Hoffmann 2001.
Gestation taken from Ebert (2003).
Rhinoptera bonasus Neer and Thompson 2005 (Gulf of Mexico).
R. bonasus Smith and Merriner 1986, 1987. (Western North Atlantic).
Rhizoprionodon taylori Simpfendorfer 1992, 1993
R. terraenovae Branstetter 1987; Carlson and Baremore 2003 (Gulf of Mexico).
Body size estimated using the equation of Loefer and Sedberry 2003.
R. terraenovae Loefer and Sedberry 2003 (Southestern USA)
Scyliorhinus canicula Ellis and Shackley 1997; Ivory et al. 2004.
Body size from Fishbase.
S. retifer Castro et al. 1988; Duffy 2000
S. lewini Hazin et al. 2001; Mazzoleni et al. 2004 (Brazil).
Body size estimated using the equation for the Taiwan population (Chen et al. 1990).
Interbirth interval was taken from other populations.
S. lewini Chen et al. 1988; Chen et al. 1990; Liu and Chen 1999 (Taiwan).
S. tiburo Lombardi-Carlson et al. 2003 (Florida Bay).
Body size estimated using the equation for the Yucatán population (Bonfil et al. 1990).
Maximum litter size was taken from Parsons 1993. 
S. tiburo Lombardi-Carlson et al. 2003 (Tampa Bay).
Body size estimated using the equation for the Yucatán population (Bonfil et al. 1990).
Maximum litter size was taken from Parsons 1993. 
S. tiburo Lombardi-Carlson et al. 2003 (NW Florida).
Body size estimated using the equation for the Yucatán population (Bonfil et al. 1990).
Maximum litter size was taken from Parsons 1993. 
Squalus acanthias Jones and Ugland 2001; Stenberg 2005 (Swedish waters).
S. acanthias Henderson et al. 2002 (West coast of Ireland).
Body size estimated using the equation in ICES 2006.
S. acanthias Nammack et al. 1985 (Northeastern USA).
S. acanthias Ketchen 1972; Saunders and McFarlane 1993 (British Columbia).
Body size estimated using the equation in Gunderson and Dygert 1988.
S. acanthias Avsar 2001 (Black Sea).
Gestation assumed equal as all other known populations.
S. blainvillei Cannizzaro et al. 1995; Sion et al. 2003
S. megalops Watson and Smale 1998, 1999.
Body size from Braccini et al. 2006.
S. mitsukurii Taniuchi et al. 1993; Wilson and Seki 1994
Squatina californica Cailliet et al. 1992; Natanson and Cailliet 1986; Yudin and Cailliet 1990
S. guggenheim Vooren and Klippel 2005
S. occulta Vooren and Klippel 2005.
Gestation assumed similar to S. guggenheim.
Torpedo californica Ebert 2003; Neer and Cailliet 2001.
Body size from Fishbase.
Gestation assumed similar to T. marmorata.
T. marmorata Capapé 1979; Capapé et al. 2001; Mellinger 1971;
Triakis semifasciata Ebert 2003; Kusher et al. 1992; Smith et al. 2003.
Body size from Fishbase.
Trygonoptera mucosa White et al. 2002a.
Body size from White's unpublished data.
Urolophus lobatus White et al. 2001.
Body size from White's unpublished data.
U. paucimaculatus White and Potter 2005.
Body size estimated using the equation in Edwards 1980.
Mammalians
Aepyceros melampus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Ailuropoda melanoleuca Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Age at maturity taken from the original source (Wei et al. 1989).
Maximum fecundity was taken fom Schaller et al. 1989).
Alces alces Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Alopex lagopus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Apodemus flavicollis Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Whitehead and Mann (2000)
B. borealis Whitehead and Mann (2000)
B. physalus Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Callorhinus ursinus Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Canis lupus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Cervus elaphus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Clethrionomys glareolus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Delphinapterus leucas Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Eptesicus fuscus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Equus burchelli Purvis and Harvey (1995)
E. caballus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Erinaceus europaeus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Eschrichtius robustus Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Felis catus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Globicephala macrorhynchus Whitehead and Mann (2000).
Body weight taken from Jefferson et al. 1993.
G. melas Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Halichoerus grypus Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Hemitragus jemlahicus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Hippopotamus amphibius Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
K. kob Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Lepus europaeus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Schneider (2001).
Lontra canadensis Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Loxodonta africana Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Lynx rufus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Macaca sinica Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Marmota flaviventris Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Mephitis mephitis Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Mirounga leonina Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Monodon monoceros Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Mustela putorius Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Myocastor coypus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Ochotona princeps Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Odocoileus hemionus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Orcinus orca
Oryctolagus cuniculus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Ovis dalli Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Pan troglodytes Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Peromyscus maniculatus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Physeter macrocephalus Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Pipistrellus pipistrellus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
P. subflavus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Pusa hispida Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Rangifer tarandus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Rupicapra rupicapra Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Sciurus carolinensis Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Spermophilus armatus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
S. beldingi Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Animal Diversity Web.
S. lateralis Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Bartels and Thompson (1993).
Stenella attenuata Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Sus scrofa Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).          
Sylvilagus floridanus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Syncerus caffer Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Tachyoryctes splendens Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Talpa europaea Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Tamias striatus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Taxidea taxus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Tursiops sp Whitehead and Mann (2000)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Purvis and Harvey (1995)
Ursus americanus Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Vulpes vulpes Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).
Zapus princeps Purvis and Harvey (1995).
Maximum fecundity taken from Nowak (1999).

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