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AnAge entry for Bonasa umbellus

Classification (HAGRID: 01454)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Galliformes
                Family: Phasianidae
                    Genus: Bonasa
SpeciesBonasa umbellus
Common nameRuffed grouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

IMR0.55/year
MRDTNot yet available
Maximum longevity11 years
Sourcemultiple references, please see bibliography below
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

About 55 per cent of animals die during winter [0437].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity120 days
Male sexual maturity120 days
Incubation24 days
Clutch size11 (oviparous)
Clutches per year1
Weight at hatching12 g
Adult weight532 g
Postnatal growth rate0.068 days-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate2.3894 W
Body mass644.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003710 W/g

References
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data, PubMed
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

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Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 175790
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