| Abstract: | Full text: The longevity record for a 36-year-old Herring Gull, Larus argentatus (Pettingill 1967, Auk 84: 123), is erroneous. Herring Gull with band number A-676871, the basis of the record, was found dead on 20 June 1966 on the shore of Little Traverse Bay near Petoskey, Michigan, and reported to the Bird Banding Laboratory. The laboratory then mistakenly advised Pettingill that this gull was banded by him on 29 June 1930 on coastal Maine. He actually banded Herring Gull number A-676871 as a young bird on one of the Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan on 8 July 1948. The gull was thus 18 instead of 36 years old. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 5223383 |
| Citation Author: | Jonkel, G.M.; Pettingill, O.S., Jr. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Auk |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 432 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Retraction of a longevity record for a 36-year-old herring gull; 1974; Article; Journal; Auk; Jonkel, G.M.; Pettingill, O.S., Jr. |
| Citation Start Page: | 432 |
| Citation Volume: | 91 |
| Citation Year: | 1974 |
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| Text: | Retraction of a longevity record for a 36-year-old herring gull; 1974; Article; Journal; Auk; Jonkel, G.M.; Pettingill, O.S., Jr. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v091n02/p0432-p0432.pdf |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17 -0500 |
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