AnAge entry for Globicephala macrorhynchus

Classification (HAGRID: 02288)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Globicephala
Species: Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common name: Short-finned pilot whale
Synonyms: Globicephala sieboldii, Globicephala scammonii

IMR: 0.017/year
MRDT: 20 years
Maximum longevity: 63 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The MRDT was calculated to be about 20 for females and the IMR 0.017 [0784]. It has been suggested that females stop reproducing after about the age of 40 [0963].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1370] Ellis et al. (2018), Analyses of ovarian activity reveal repeated evolution of post-reproductive lifespans in toothed whales (PubMed)
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0784] Foote (2008), Mortality rate acceleration and post-reproductive lifespan in matrilineal whale species (PubMed)
[0963] McAuliffe and Whitehead (2005), Eusociality, menopause and information in matrilineal whales (PubMed)
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0446] CETACEA