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Number of UCE loci and specimen age for; Xylocopa (carpenter bees) from Blaimer et al. 2016, Aphelocoma (scrub-jays) from McCormack et al. 2016, Eupholini (smurf weevils) from this study. Specimen age is in years from when individual was first collected and preserved. Regressions show a decline in the number of UCE loci captured as specimen age increases, the rate of decline is similar between studies.
