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. 2014 Mar 30;20:427–440.

Table 2. Estimated maximum lens wet and dry weights densities.

Species Gestation period days Life span years Body wt maximum kg       Dry wt maximum mg Wet wt maximum mg    Number of lenses n note    Data source
ebony leaf monkey
Trachypithecus auratus
190
25
15
      75
214
   4
a
   PS
human
Homo sapiens
270
115
75
      99
302
520
b
    [21], PS
lion tamarin
Leontopithecus rosalia
128
15
0.80
      20
      62
   2
a
   PS
mandrill 5 yo
Mandrillus sphinx
175
30
50
      64
209
   1
a
   PS
orang-utan
Pongo pygmaeus
260
50
90
      61
173
   2
a
   PS










African elephant
Loxodonta africana
659
80
5000
980

   56
b
    [22,23]
fallow deer
Dama dama
230
16
200
715
2015
   2
a
   PS
giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
460
35
2000
1163

   34
c
    [24]
hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius L
250
55
3000
600

360
b
    [25]
Indian antelope
Antelope cerricapra
153
18
50

1500
   2
a
   PS
Spanish ibex
Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838
180
12
120
711

   80
c
    [26]










African Lynx
Caracal caracal
75
27
20

1150
   4
a
   PS
grey seal
Halichoerus grypus
350
45
200
897
2480
   2
a
   PS
maned wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
66
20
25

900
   2
a
   PS
lion
Panthera leo
110
25
150
1000
2500
   16
d
   PS
red panda
Ailurus fulgens
134
14
6
117
270
   2
a
   PS










Patagonian cavy
Dolechotis patagonum
85
14
15

500
   2
a
   PS
Asian Vole
Clethrionomys rufocanus
19
      2
0.05
   5.0

   66
d
    [27]
golden hamster
Mesocricetus auratus
16
      3
0.10
   8.5
      15
   20
d
    [28]
plains rat
Pseudomys australis
30
      4
0.07
      3

   4
a
   PS
woodchuck
Marmota monax L
32
      6
6
      38

   14
b
    [29,30]










black striped wallaby
Macropus dorsalis
34
15
20

750
   3
a
   PS
leadbeater possum
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
16
      9
0.20

150
   2
a
   PS
kowari (marsupial rat)
Dasyuroides byrnei
32
      7
0.01
      42

   2
a
   PS










swamp rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
37
      9
3
320

145
d
    [31]










boobook owl
Ninox novaeseelandiae
35
10
0.30
211
674
   2
a
   PS
little penguin
Eudyptula minor
35
20
1.0
      30
120
   6
a
   PS
sharp-tailed grouse
Pedioecetes phasianellus
25
13
1.0
      40

486
d
    [32]










Jackson's chameleon
Chamaeleo jacksonii
170
10
0.08
      3
      10
   2
a
   PS










blue fin trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
365
40
60
3300
7500
   2
a
   PS
red fish
Sebastes marunus
30
50
20

1360
   2
a
   PS
snapper
Pagrus auratus
1
35
20
450
1000
   6
a
   PS
toothfish
Dissostichus Mawsoni
670
100
100
2000
6000
   2
a
   PS
grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
1
15
20

1399


    [33]
silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 1 20 1180     [33]

a) Asymptotic weights were estimated using the known age of the samples and the logistic slope from a closely related species. b) Asymptotic weights were obtained by extrapolation to the maximum expected life span when adult growth was linear. c) Asymptotic weights were obtained from the adult logistic growth curve. d) Unreliable age data; asymptotic weights were obtained by assuming largest lens came from adult at 75% of lifespan. PS; present study.