Improving generation length estimates for the IUCN Red List.

摘要: The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List classifies species according to their risk extinction, informing local global conservation decisions. Here we look advance estimation generation length, which is used as a time-scalar in way accounting differences species' life-histories. We calculated or predicted length 86 antelope following Rspan approach. also tested importance both allometry (body-mass) and phylogeny (phylogenetic eigenvectors) predictors within Phylogenetic Eigenvector Map (PEM) framework. then evaluated predictive power this PEM two binning approaches, leave-one-out cross-validation routine. showed that captive wild longevity data are nonequivalent body-mass important (body-mass explained 64% 36% partitioned variance). Plus, PEM, approach included taxonomic rank body-mass, had good therefore suitable extrapolating missing-data species. Therefore, based on our findings, advise separating when estimating considering implications more widely life-history analyses. recommend should be combination, preferably under framework (as it was less reliant available reference explicitly accounts phylogenetic relatedness) if not feasible, extrapolate Overall, provide transparent, consistent transferable workflow improving use method calculate IUCN List.