Table 1. Sample sizes, demographic, and life history information for California sheephead from nine populations studied in southern California as well as those calculated for all populations in each region and for all populations in the study.
| Population | N | Mean size (SL, ±SE) | Linf | K | Maturation (years; SL) | Sex change (years; SL) | Survivorship (±SE) | Max age (years) |
| Santa Rosa I. | 44 | 354±9.3 | 543.7 | 0.171 | A50♀ = 3.9 L50♀ = 270 | A50♂ = 8.9 L50♂ = 413 | 0.845±0.037 | 20 |
| Santa Cruz I. | 76 | 311±10.7 | 548.5 | 0.154 | A50♀ = 4.1 L50♀ = 268 | A50♂ = 11.3 L50♂ = 419 | 0.834±0.036 | 29 |
| Anacapa I. | 59 | 326±10.7 | 540.0 | 0.150 | A50♀ = 4.9 L50♀ = 290 | A50♂ = 11.1 L50♂ = 433 | 0.810±0.017 | 17 |
| San Nicolas I. | 71 | 392±9.5 | 639.1 | 0.124 | A50♀ = 4.8 L50♀ = 283 | A50♂ = 8.4 L50♂ = 408 | 0.812±0.026 | 20 |
| Santa Barbara I. | 56 | 352±9.9 | 571.6 | 0.134 | A50♀ = 4.4 L50♀ = 261 | A50♂ = 10.0 L50♂ = 413 | 0.816±0.016 | 17 |
| Palos Verdes | 46 | 243±7.2 | 403.8 | 0.175 | A50♀ = 4.9 L50♀ = 236 | A50♂ = 7.7 L50♂ = 299 | 0.736±0.034 | 10 |
| Santa Catalina I. | 44 | 234±4.7 | 305.3 | 0.245 | A50♀ = 4.0 L50♀ = 209 | A50♂ = 6.2 L50♂ = 230 | 0.699±0.032 | 11 |
| San Clemente I. | 50 | 244±7.1 | 396.9 | 0.128 | A50♀ = 4.9 L50♀ = 175 | A50♂ = 7.5 sL50♂ = 241 | 0.694±0.019 | 14 |
| Point Loma | 53 | 273±9.5 | 451.3 | 0.169 | A50♀ = 4.7 L50♀ = 253 | A50♂ = 7.8 L50♂ = 320 | 0.786±0.031 | 15 |
| Regional and Global population parameters | ||||||||
| Zone 1 (north) | 282 | 346±5.1 | 361.5 | 0.196 | A50♀ = 4.4 L50♀ = 273 | A50♀ = 9.6 L50♀ = 414 | 0.820±0.020 | 29 |
| Zone 2 (south) | 188 | 251±3.9 | 569.6 | 0.146 | A50♀ = 4.8 L50♀ = 217 | A50♀ = 7.3 L50♀ = 269 | 0.696±0.023 | 15 |
| Global (all pop.) | 470 | 309±4.1 | 557.7 | 0.126 | A50♀ = 4.6 L50♀ = 242 | A50♀ = 8.7 L50♀ = 403 | 0.803±0.020 | 29 |
Sizes are standard length (SL) in mm. All other variables are defined in the methods.