AnAge entry for Sturnus vulgaris

Classification (HAGRID: 00965)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Sturnidae
                    Genus: Sturnus
Species: Sturnus vulgaris
Common name: European starling

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

[0450] Fransson et al. (2010), EURING list of longevity records for European birds
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[0062] Holmes and Ottinger (2003), Birds as long-lived animal models for the study of aging (PubMed)
[0385] Mayack and Martin (2003), Age-dependent changes in plasma and brain cholinesterase activities of house wrens and European starlings (PubMed)
[0386] Absil et al. (2003), Effect of age and testosterone on autumnal neurogenesis in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) (PubMed)
[0061] Monaghan and Metcalfe (2000), Genome size and longevity (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
[0387] Gard and Hooper (1993), Age-dependent changes in plasma and brain cholinesterase activities of eastern bluebirds and European starlings (PubMed)
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online