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AnAge entry for Uria aalge

Classification (HAGRID: 01153)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Ciconiiformes
                Family: Alcidae
                    Genus: Uria
SpeciesUria aalge
Common nameCommon murre

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity38 years (wild)
Sourceref. 450
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals have been known to live up to 38 years [0450].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,825 days
Male sexual maturity1,825 days
Incubation31 days
Clutch size1 (oviparous)
Clutches per year1
Weight at hatching
Adult weight992 g
Postnatal growth rate0.201 days-1 (from logistic function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate6.8224 W
Body mass956.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007136 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
[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
[0450] EURING list of longevity records for European birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online

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