AnAge entry for Larus canus

Classification (HAGRID: 00403)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Charadriiformes
                Family: Laridae
                    Genus: Larus
Species: Larus canus
Common name: Mew gull

Maximum longevity: 33.7 years (wild)
Source: ref. 450
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Maximum longevity from banding studies is 33.7 years [0450]. A decline in fitness from around 10 years of breeding age was observed in the wild [0881].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0881] Brommer et al. (2010), The rate of ageing in a long-lived bird is not heritable (PubMed)
[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[0729] Moller (2006), Sociality, age at first reproduction and senescence: comparative analyses of birds (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0510] Reynolds and Lee (1996), Phylogenetic analysis of avian energetics: passerines and non-passerines do not differ
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online