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The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 60:1366-1368 (2005)
© 2005 The Gerontological Society of America

A New Field Record for Bat Longevity

Andrej J. Podlutsky1, Alexander M. Khritankov2, Nikolai D. Ovodov2 and Steven N. Austad1,

1 University of Texas Health Science Center, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Study, San Antonio.
2 The State Nature Reserve "Stolby," Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

Address correspondence to Steven Austad, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Study, STCBM Building, Suite 3.325, 15355 Lambda Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245-3207. E-mail: AUSTAD{at}uthscsa.edu

A new longevity record has been established for a free-living bat—41 years for a male Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtii. The exceptional longevity of bats generally, and this species in particular, should make bats of special interest for researchers studying mechanisms of slow aging.






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