Fig. 6

Comparison of ushr’s individual approach with nonlinear mixed effects modeling. Median values (in days) of the short-lived (a) and long-lived (b) lifespans across each study population were compared to the corresponding estimates from the subset that were fit using the individual-based approach of ushr (blue) or nonlinear mixed effects (NLME) modeling (purple). Note that the subsets fit using ushr are generally smaller than those fit using NLME due to the minimum number of observations required for individual inclusion. Low, intermediate, and high sampling resolutions are depicted in the panels. Dashed lines represent the one-to-one threshold where estimates are equal to true values