Population dynamic life history models of the birds and mammals of the world
to improve evolutionary understanding, population dynamic modelling, and ecological management.
Life history traits define not only the natural selection fitness of individuals, but also the growth of populations. Estimates of their variation are essential to progress evolutionary understanding, population dynamic modelling, and ecological management.
Our abilities in these areas improve with the completeness of estimates, but life history data are incomplete or missing for most species. This paper aims to fill the gap by estimating life history and population dynamic models with no missing parameters, covering most species of birds and mammals in the world. The estimates are available from the Bird & Mammal Populations section of mrLife.org.