Table 1.

Summary of how the simulation results compare with the prediction from Steenstrup et al. (2013a) model for the range of scenarios of telomere dynamics explored in Fig. 4B

Autocorrelation (r)	Standard deviation of annual telomere attrition (σa)
	0	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
0	NS	–	*	*	*	*	*	NS	–	–	–
0.5	NS	NS	*	*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1.0	NS	*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

‘NS’ indicates that the mean simulation result was not significantly different from Steenstrup et al. (2013a) model; ‘*’ indicates that the mean simulation result provided a significantly better fit than Steenstrup et al. (2013a) model; ‘–’ indicates that the mean simulation result provided a significantly worse fit than Steenstrup et al. (2013a) model. A significant difference in fit is defined as occurring when Steenstrup et al. (2013a) prediction falls outside the 95% confidence intervals of the mean prediction from the simulation.