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Table 1 Sex and age-at-death composition of the studied Soay sheep, and postnatal ages in days at the dates of the injection of the different fluorochromes (C: calcein, T: tetracycline, CB: calcein blue). 0 = day of birth

From: The pay-off of hypsodonty - timing and dynamics of crown growth and wear in molars of Soay sheep

Individual #, sex

Age at death (days)

Age (days) at fluorochrome injections (C: calcein, T: tetracycline, CB: calcein blue)

79618, male

69

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C

79756, female

90

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C

79615, male

327

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C, 147 C, 161 T, 175 C, 196 T, 210 C

79617, female

327

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C, 147 C, 161 T, 175 C, 196 T, 210 C

22213, male

410 (± 10)

96 T, 112 C, 133 CB, 154 C, 175 CB, 196 T, 217 CB, 238 T, 293 CB, 314 C, 333 C, 355 CB, 384 T

22217, male

410 (± 10)

96 T, 112 C, 133 CB, 154 C, 175 CB, 196 T, 217 CB, 238 T, 293 CB, 314 C, 333 C, 355 CB, 384 T

79768, female

472

6 C, 20 T, 34 C, 48 T, 62 C, 188 C, 202 T, 216 C, 237 T, 251 C, 377 C, 391 T, 405 C, 419 C, 433 T

79675, male

479

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C, 195 C, 209 T, 223 C, 244 T, 258 C, 384 C, 398 T, 412 C, 426 C, 440 T

79767, female

671

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C, 188 C, 202 T, 216 C, 237 T, 251 C, 377 C, 391 T, 405 C, 419 C, 433 T, 562 C, 576 T, 604 T

79734, female

700 (± 10)

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C, 180 C, 194 T, 204 C, 229 T, 243 C, 369 C, 383 T, 397 C, 411 C, 425 T, 554 C, 568 T, 582 C

79674, female

785

0 C, 14 T, 28 C, 42 T, 56 C, 195 C, 209 T, 223 C, 244 T, 258 C, 384 C, 398 T, 412 C, 426 C, 440 T, 569 C, 583 T, 597 C, 611 T

79634, female

approx. 900

not labeled

3357_28, female

>  1800

not labeled