Appendix C. Relation between lifespan and age at sexual maturity.
Species |
Organism |
Lifespan |
Age at |
Reference |
Ascophyllum nodosum |
Algae |
139 |
5 |
Aberg 1992 |
198 |
5 |
Aberg 1992 |
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Goniastrea aspera |
Coral |
23 |
4 |
Babcock 1991 |
Goniastrea favulus |
Coral |
25 |
5 |
Babcock 1991 |
Platygyra synensis |
Coral |
21 |
5 |
Babcock 1991 |
Alcyonium sp. |
Soft coral |
30 |
2 |
McFadden 1991 |
50 |
2 |
McFadden 1991 |
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Leptogorgia virgulata |
Gorgonian |
81 |
3 |
Gotelli 1991 |
Paramuricea clavata |
Gorgonian |
49 |
11 |
This study |
102 |
11 |
This study |
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Agropyron repens |
Herb |
6 |
1 |
Mortimer 1983 |
Andropogon semiberberis |
Herb |
8 |
2 |
Silva et al. 1991 |
Anthyllis vulneraria |
Herb |
5 |
3 |
Sterk 1975, Sterk et al. 1982 |
Arabis fecunda |
Herb |
6 |
2.4 |
Lesica and Shelly 1995 |
Aristida bipartita |
Herb |
6 |
1 |
O'Connor 1993 |
Armeria maritima |
Herb |
27 |
4.6 |
Lefèvbre and Chandler-Mortimer 1984 |
Asarum canadense |
Herb |
32 |
3 |
Damman and Cain 1998 |
Astragalus scaphoides |
Herb |
15 |
2.6 |
Lesica 1995 |
Bothriochloa insculpta |
Herb |
11 |
1 |
O'Connor 1993 |
Calathea ovandensis |
Herb |
33 |
3.5 |
Horvitz and Schemske 1995 |
Calochortus albus |
Herb |
16 |
3 |
Fiedler 1987 |
Calochortus obispoensis |
Herb |
71 |
20.2 |
Fiedler 1987 |
Calochortus puchellus |
Herb |
30 |
3 |
Fiedler 1987 |
Calochortus tiburonensis |
Herb |
57 |
4.9 |
Fiedler 1987 |
Cleome droserifolia |
Herb |
76 |
7.8 |
Hegazy 1990 |
Clintonia borealis |
Herb |
13 |
3.2 |
Pitelka et al. 1985 |
Cynoglossum virginianum |
Herb |
11 |
2.4 |
Cipollini et al. 1993 |
Danthonia sericea |
Herb |
41 |
2.2 |
Moloney 1988 |
Digitalis purpurea |
Herb |
van Baalen 1982, van Baalen and Prins 1983 |
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Digitaria eriantha |
Herb |
7 |
3.6 |
O'Connor 1993 |
Disporum sessile |
Herb |
31 |
5.3 |
Kawano et al. 1987 |
Disporum smilacinum |
Herb |
11 |
2.6 |
Kawano et al. 1987 |
Erythronium japonicum |
Herb |
37 |
11.6 |
Kawano et al. 1987 |
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Herb |
10 |
2.2 |
Byers and Meagher 1997 |
Eupatorium resinosum |
Herb |
10 |
4.9 |
Byers and Meagher 1997 |
Fritillaria meleagris |
Herb |
19 |
3 |
Zhang 1983 |
Gentiana pneumonanthe |
Herb |
11 |
1.6 |
Chapman et al. 1989 |
Heteropogon contortus |
Herb |
14 |
1 |
O'Connor 1993 |
Hieracium floribundum |
Herb |
19 |
1.1 |
Thomas and Dale 1975 |
Pedicularis furbishiae |
Herb |
12 |
3.2 |
Menges 1990 |
Pinguicula alpina |
Herb |
40 |
10.2 |
Svensson et al. 1993 |
Pinguicula villosa |
Herb |
12 |
5 |
Svensson et al. 1993 |
Pinguicula vulgaris |
Herb |
35 |
10.2 |
Svensson et al. 1993 |
Plantago coronopus |
Herb |
4 |
2 |
Waite 1984 |
Potentilla anserina |
Herb |
6 |
Eriksson 1986, 1988 |
|
Swallenia alexandrae |
Herb |
29 |
4 |
Pavlik and Barbour 1988 |
Themeda triandra |
Herb |
52 |
2 |
O'Connor 1993 |
Alnus incana |
Shrub |
20 |
4 |
Huenneke and Marks 1987 |
Banksia ericifolia |
Shrub |
41 |
7 |
Bradstock and O'Connell 1988 |
Betula nana |
Shrub |
11 |
1.3 |
Ebert and Ebert 1989 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Shrub |
20 |
5.1 |
Barclay-Estrup and Gimingham 1975, Mallik et al. 1984, |
Cassia nemophila |
Shrub |
43 |
2.8 |
Silander 1983 |
Petrophile pulchella |
Shrub |
62 |
6.3 |
Bradstock and O'Connell 1988 |
Podococcus barteri |
Shrub |
34 |
9.7 |
Bullock 1980 |
Araucaria cunninghamii |
Tree |
256 |
94.8 |
Enright and Watson 1991 |
Araucaria hunsteinii |
Tree |
182 |
40.6 |
Enright 1982 |
Astrocaryum mexicanum |
Tree |
123 |
41.4 |
Piñero et al. 1984 |
Avicennia marina |
Tree |
39 |
2.6 |
Burns and Ogden 1985 |
Carnegiea gigantea |
Tree |
Steenbergh and Lowe 1977, 1983 |
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Fagus grandifolia |
Tree |
33 |
9.8 |
Batista et al. 1998 |
Iriartea deltoidea |
Tree |
66 |
27 |
Pinard 1993 |
Nothofagus fusca |
Tree |
246 |
42.4 |
Enright and Ogden 1979 |
Pentaclethra macroloba |
Tree |
139 |
78.6 |
Hartshorn 1975 |
Pinus palustris |
Tree |
226 |
38.4 |
Platt et al. 1988 |
Rhopalostylis sapida |
Tree |
222 |
61.6 |
Enright and Watson 1992 |
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