AnAge entry for Coturnix japonica

Classification (HAGRID: 00678)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Galliformes
                Family: Phasianidae
                    Genus: Coturnix
Species: Coturnix japonica
Common name: Japanese quail
Synonyms: Coturnix vulgaris japonica

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

IMR: 0.07/year
MRDT: 1.2 years
Maximum longevity: 6 years
Source: Multiple references, please see bibliography below
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: 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)

Female sexual maturity: 63 days
Male sexual maturity: 52 days
Incubation: 17 days
Clutch size: (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Weight at hatching
Adult weight: 115 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.111 days^-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

No information on metabolism is available.

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)

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 176013
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 93934
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