Table 1.

Estimated ages of small and large M. franciscanus used for RNA-Seq.

Sample	Test Diameter (mm)	Est. Agea (years)	Number of animals (n)
Mf – Small (2010)	42.3 ± 1.0	3.5 ± 0.1	6
Mf – Large (2010)	162.2 ± 1.0	144.4 ± 6.6	6
Mf – Small (2011)	48.2 ± 4.1	3.8 ± 0.2	6
Mf – Large (2011)	159.5 ± 1.3	128.1 ± 7.4	6
Mf – Small (2013)	42.2 ± 1.7	3.5 ± 0.1	6
Mf – Large (2013)	157.0 ± 1.5	113.8 ± 7.8	4

^aAge estimates were calculated as described by Ebert et al.²⁵ and Ebert, 1998²⁶. The values are expressed as mean ± standard error.