How long do dolphins live? Survival rates and life expectancies for bottlenose dolphins in zoological facilities ťs. wild populations
Author
Jaakkola, Kelly
Author
Willis, Kevin
text
Marine Mammal Science
2019
2019-05-31
35
4
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12601
journal article
10.1111/mms.12601
1748-7692
12761871
Table 1. Mean and median life expectancies (in years, with 95% confidence intervals) for bottlenose dolphins in zoological care as calculated by Kaplan-Meier analyses.| Time period | Median LE (CI) | Mean LE (CI) |
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| 1974–1982 | 9.0 (5.9–11.4) | 10.6 (8.8–12.5) |
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| 1983–1992 | 15.3 (12.5–17.1) | 17.3 (15.2–19.4) |
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| 1993–2002 | 18.2 (14.1–20.3) | 20.3 (18.0–22.5) |
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| 2003–2012 | 29.2 (25.0–32.9) | 28.2 (25.3–31.0) |
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