Table 3.
Mean values and confidence intervals (CI) of present population size, ancestral population size, and the number of generations for observed population change for three species of Molossus: M. coibensis, M. molossus, and M. milleri
| Species | Population | Population size | Ancestral population size | Number of generations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. coibensis | Panama | Lower CI | 65,360 | 65,360 | 0 |
| Mean | 66,845 | 66,845 | 0 | ||
| Higher CI | 67,617 | 67,617 | 0 | ||
| M. coibensis | Savannas | Lower CI | 59,037 | 59,037 | 0 |
| Mean | 62,774 | 62,774 | 0 | ||
| Higher CI | 65,327 | 65,327 | 0 | ||
| M. coibensis | South America | Lower CI | 65,739 | 65,739 | 0 |
| Mean | 67,421 | 67,421 | 0 | ||
| Higher CI | 69,216 | 69,216 | 0 | ||
| M. molossus | Middle America–northern South America | Lower CI | 67,883 | 49,033 | 67,981 |
| Mean | 67,992 | 49,037 | 100,540 | ||
| Higher CI | 68,158 | 49,495 | 123,170 | ||
| M. molossus | Caribbean | Lower CI | 44,249 | 44,249 | 0 |
| Mean | 57,260 | 57,260 | 0 | ||
| Higher CI | 69,301 | 69,301 | 0 | ||
| M. molossus | Southern South America | Lower CI | 63,466 | 63,466 | 0 |
| Mean | 66,243 | 66,243 | 0 | ||
| Higher CI | 70,550 | 70,550 | 0 | ||
| M. milleri | Cayman/Cuba | Lower CI | 14,916 | 65,978 | 163,714 |
| Mean | 27,411 | 67,921 | 298,996 | ||
| Higher CI | 42,250 | 69,169 | 442,312 | ||
| M. milleri | Jamaica | Lower CI | 3,155 | 65,241 | 148,549 |
| Mean | 3,791 | 66,633 | 184,471 | ||
| Higher CI | 4,578 | 68,013 | 206,784 |