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Order

Charadriiformes

51 species in 8 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 2.6 years (Greater Yellowlegs) to 43.3 years (Eurasian oystercatcher).

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Species
51
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
2.6–43.3 yr
Longest: Eurasian oystercatcher
Median GC
44.1%
Range 41.3–45.7%
Families
8
Largest: Scolopacidae (24)

The Charadriiformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Charadriiformes

8 families, by species count

Where Charadriiformes 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. Eurasian oystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus43.3 yr
  2. Great skuaStercorarius skua35.9 yr
  3. Sooty ternOnychoprion fuscatus35.8 yr
  4. Arctic ternSterna paradisaea34 yr
  5. Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponica34 yr
  6. Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca2.6 yr

What tracks lifespan in Charadriiformes

Top 10 of 199 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 21 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
Ser (S) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid51+0.44+0.480.0400.00+0.31
ACG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon51+0.42+0.470.046+0.25+0.38
C(H) at fourfold-degenerate sites of the 12 + strand protein genes (heavy strand, %)50+0.48+0.470.040+0.16+0.32
GC% of rRNA genesComposition51+0.45+0.460.040+0.14+0.30
G at fourfold-degenerate sites of all protein-coding genes (gene sense, %)51+0.49+0.440.040+0.14+0.34
GC% of ND6Composition51+0.40+0.430.046−0.02+0.33
GC% of 12S rRNAComposition51+0.41+0.430.046+0.05+0.34
GC% of 16S rRNAComposition51+0.44+0.420.040+0.17+0.25
GAG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon51+0.45+0.410.040+0.28+0.37
CCA codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon51−0.39−0.410.046−0.04−0.35

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 199 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 Charadriiformes

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20 species

Haematopus ostralegusEurasian oystercatcherHaematopodidae43.3 yr16,798 bp45.09%
Stercorarius skuaGreat skuaStercorariidae35.9 yr19,034 bp44.56%
Onychoprion fuscatusSooty ternLaridae35.8 yr16,712 bp42.88%
Sterna paradisaeaArctic ternLaridae34 yr16,708 bp44.10%
Limosa lapponicaBar-tailed godwitScolopacidae34 yr16,773 bp43.70%
Sterna hirundoCommon ternLaridae33 yr16,707 bp44.19%
Chroicocephalus ridibundusBlack-headed gullLaridae32.9 yr16,807 bp45.22%
Stercorarius parasiticusParasidic jaegerStercorariidae31.1 yr16,672 bp44.20%
Calidris alpinaDunlinScolopacidae28.8 yr16,791 bp43.59%
Rissa tridactylaBlack-legged kittiwakeLaridae28.5 yr16,835 bp45.19%
Recurvirostra avosettaPied avocetRecurvirostridae27.8 yr16,897 bp44.69%
Larus dominicanusKelp gullLaridae27 yr16,701 bp45.02%
Tringa totanusCommon redshankScolopacidae26.9 yr16,818 bp43.01%
Pluvialis squatarolaBlack-bellied ploverCharadriidae25.6 yr16,860 bp45.73%
Vanellus vanellusNorthern lapwingCharadriidae24.5 yr16,795 bp44.53%
Tringa nebulariaCommon greenshankScolopacidae24.4 yr16,682 bp43.26%
Numenius phaeopusWhimbrelScolopacidae24.2 yr17,091 bp43.66%
Sternula albifronsLittle ternLaridae23.9 yr16,357 bp42.78%
Stercorarius maccormickiSouth polar skuaStercorariidae23.5 yr16,669 bp44.66%
Arenaria interpresRuddy turnstoneScolopacidae22.3 yr16,725 bp44.66%

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