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AnAge entry for Apus apus

Classification (HAGRID: 01067)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Apodiformes
                Family: Apodidae
                    Genus: Apus
SpeciesApus apus
Common nameSwift

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

IMR0.1/year
MRDT5 years
Maximum longevity21 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 1
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Incubation
Clutch size (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Weight at hatching
Adult weight37.6 g
Postnatal growth rate0.262 days-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.4372 W
Body mass44.9 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.009737 W/g

References
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[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
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed
[0001] Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish

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