AnAge entry for Coturnix japonica

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

The Japanese quail displays a well-defined ageing process. Signs of ageing are visible at little over one year of age. In the wild, these animals generally live 2-3 years [0028].

Life history traits (averages)

Metabolism

References

[0797] Ottinger (2007), Neuroendocrine aging in birds: comparing lifespan differences and conserved mechanisms, PubMed
[0725] Gupta et al. (2006), DNA methylation induced changes in chromatin conformation of the promoter of the vitellogenin II gene of Japanese quail during aging, PubMed
[0519] Ottinger et al. (2005), Effects of calorie restriction on reproductive and adrenal systems in Japanese quail: Are responses similar to mammals, particularly primates?, PubMed
[0471] Ottinger et al. (2004), The Japanese quail: a model for studying reproductive aging of hypothalamic systems, PubMed
[0062] Holmes and Ottinger (2003), Birds as long-lived animal models for the study of aging, PubMed
[0218] Ottinger et al. (2003), Establishing appropriate measures for monitoring aging in birds: comparing short and long lived species, PubMed
[0219] Alway (2002), Attenuation of Ca(2+)-activated ATPase and shortening velocity in hypertrophied fast twitch skeletal muscle from aged Japanese quail, PubMed
[0217] Ogburn et al. (2001), Exceptional cellular resistance to oxidative damage in long-lived birds requires active gene expression, PubMed
[0028] Ottinger (2001), Quail and other short-lived birds, PubMed
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0220] Ottinger et al. (1997), Neuroendocrine regulation of GnRH and behavior during aging in birds, PubMed
[0288] Dietz and Drent (1997), Effect of growth rate and body mass on resting metabolic rate in galliform chicks, PubMed
[0221] Upadhyay et al. (1996), Age-related changes in the ovalbumin gene of the Japanese quail, PubMed
[0229] Alway (1995), Slowing of contractile properties in quail skeletal muscle with aging, PubMed
[0227] Alway (1994), Contractile properties of aged avian muscle after stretch-overload, PubMed
[0228] Mishra and Kanungo (1994), Alterations in histones of the liver and oviduct of Japanese quail during aging, PubMed
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0222] Fite and Bengston (1989), Aging and sex-related changes in the outer retina of Japanese quail, PubMed
[0226] Ryals and Westbrook (1988), Ganglion cell and hair cell loss in Coturnix quail associated with aging, PubMed
[0223] Ottinger and Balthazart (1986), Altered endocrine and behavioral responses with reproductive aging in the male Japanese quail, PubMed
[0224] Ottinger et al. (1983), Age-related reproductive decline in the male Japanese quail, PubMed
[0225] Eroschenko et al. (1977), Function and histology of testes from aged coturnix maintained on different photoperiods, PubMed
[0694] Woodard and Abplanalp (1971), Longevity and reproduction in Japanese quail maintained under stimulatory lighting, PubMed

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