Common dolphin epigenetic clock
2 papers4 findings
- Animals2
Upstream
1Post-mortem decomposition condition code
no changein D. delphis1
1 study
Post-mortem decomposition condition code
no changein D. delphis1
Post-mortem decomposition condition code has no effect on common dolphin epigenetic clock in D. delphis.
“post-mortem decomposition condition code (DCC 1 to 3) did not affect age prediction”
Animalsskin
Ecology and evolution11 Nov 2025
Associations
2Dental age
upin D. delphis1upin silico1
2 studies
Dental age
upin D. delphis1upin silico1
Common dolphin epigenetic clock is associated with dental age in D. delphis (r = 0.81, R2 = 0.66, MAE = 2.02).
“the 'relaxed' subset (all individuals; n = 75, median absolute error (MAE) = 2.02, r = 0.81, R 2 = 0.66)”
Animalsskin
Ecology and evolution11 Nov 2025
Common dolphin epigenetic clock predicts dental age in silico (r = 0.81; MAE = 2.02; R2 = 0.66).
“the 'relaxed' subset (all individuals; n = 75, median absolute error (MAE) = 2.02, r = 0.81, R2 = 0.66)”
In silicoStranded and bycaught dolphins; relaxed subset; Leave-One-Out Cross-Validationskinn = 75
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology8 Aug 2025Preprint
Age estimation bias
downin silico1
1 study
Age estimation bias
downin silico1
Common dolphin epigenetic clock is associated with age estimation bias in silico.
“Our models consistently underestimated the age of dolphins >16 years, even when minimum dental ages were applied”
In silicoUnderestimation relative to dental ages, including minimum dental agesskin
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology8 Aug 2025Preprint