AnAge entry for Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Classification (HAGRID: 01138)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Hydrobatidae
Genus: Oceanodroma
- Species
- Oceanodroma leucorhoa
- Common name
- Leach's storm petrel
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 36 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Oldest banded bird was at least 36 years-old [0445].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
- [0779] Haussmann et al. (2007), Telomerase activity is maintained throughout the lifespan of long-lived birds (PubMed)
- [0751] Haussmann et al. (2005), Cell-mediated immunosenescence in birds (PubMed)
- [0432] Haussmann et al. (2004), Telomerase expression is differentially regulated in birds of differing life span (PubMed)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174628
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 52124
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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