About the Authors

Dalia A. Conde

dalia@biology.sdu.dk

Affiliations Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark, Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Fernando Colchero

Affiliations Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark

Markus Gusset

Affiliation World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Gland, Switzerland

Paul Pearce-Kelly

Affiliation Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom

Onnie Byers

Affiliation IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States of America

Nate Flesness

Affiliation International Species Information System, Eagan, Minnesota, United States of America

Robert K. Browne

Affiliation Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Owen R. Jones

Affiliations Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAC FC ORJ. Analyzed the data: DAC FC. Wrote the paper: DAC FC PPK MG OB NF RKB ORJ.