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Order

Anseriformes

29 species in 2 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 10.4 years (Mandarin duck) to 47 years (Greater white-fronted goose).

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Species
29
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
10.4–47 yr
Longest: Greater white-fronted goose
Median GC
48.4%
Range 45.6–49.4%
Families
2
Largest: Anatidae (28)

The Anseriformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Anseriformes

2 families, by species count

Where Anseriformes sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. Greater white-fronted gooseAnser albifrons47 yr
  2. Tufted duckAythya fuligula45.2 yr
  3. Canada gooseBranta canadensis42 yr
  4. Mute swanCygnus olor40 yr
  5. Eurasian wigeonMareca penelope35.2 yr
  6. Mandarin duckAix galericulata10.4 yr

What tracks lifespan in Anseriformes

Top 10 of 193 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 0 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
GC% of D-loopComposition22−0.55−0.680.217−0.34−0.54
UUU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon25+0.64+0.640.098+0.33+0.61
AT skew of 16S rRNAStrand skew25−0.55−0.600.209−0.29−0.49
Longest homopolymer run in the major arc (bp)22+0.60+0.570.209+0.34+0.54
GC skew of rRNA genesStrand skew25+0.30+0.540.431+0.22+0.29
GC% of CYTBComposition25−0.48−0.530.225−0.09−0.40
GC skew of 16S rRNAStrand skew25+0.30+0.530.431+0.20+0.28
AT skew of rRNA genesStrand skew25−0.50−0.520.217−0.34−0.44
Bases in counted tandem repeats of the whole mtDNA (bp)25+0.39+0.500.396+0.23+0.40
Dinucleotide tandem repeats >= 3 units in the whole mtDNA (count)25+0.49+0.500.217+0.36+0.46

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 193 features at once (Benjamini–Hochberg); green marks q < 0.05.

PIC r uses phylogenetically independent contrasts, so related species do not count as independent evidence. Partial r holds log10 body mass constant, because big animals live longer. Bold values have p < 0.05. Select a feature to plot it against lifespan.

Species in Anseriformes

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29 species

Anser albifronsGreater white-fronted gooseAnatidae47 yr16,737 bp47.23%
Aythya fuligulaTufted duckAnatidae45.2 yr16,616 bp48.39%
Branta canadensisCanada gooseAnatidae42 yr16,760 bp47.21%
Cygnus olorMute swanAnatidae40 yr16,739 bp47.77%
Mareca penelopeEurasian wigeonAnatidae35.2 yr16,596 bp48.82%
Anser anserGreylag gooseAnatidae31 yr16,738 bp47.23%
Anas platyrhynchosMallardAnatidae29.1 yr16,604 bp48.59%
Branta berniclaBrent gooseAnatidae28.8 yr17,524 bp47.44%
Mareca streperaGadwallAnatidae28 yr16,600 bp48.97%
Anas acutaNorthern pintailAnatidae27.4 yr16,599 bp49.10%
Anas creccaGreen-winged tealAnatidae27.1 yr16,601 bp48.60%
Cygnus cygnusWhooper swanAnatidae26.7 yr16,724 bp47.24%
Anser fabalisBean gooseAnatidae25.6 yr16,688 bp47.20%
Tadorna tadornaCommon shelduckAnatidae24.8 yr16,604 bp48.60%
Anseranas semipalmataMagpie gooseAnseranatidae24.8 yr16,870 bp45.59%
Cygnus atratusBlack swanAnatidae24.7 yr16,748 bp48.28%
Cygnus columbianusTundra swanAnatidae24.1 yr16,728 bp47.12%
Aythya ferinaCommon pochardAnatidae23.2 yr16,616 bp48.39%
Clangula hyemalisOldsquawAnatidae22.7 yr16,642 bp48.98%
Aythya americanaRedheadAnatidae22.6 yr16,616 bp48.38%

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