Accepted taxon: Gulo gulo
Accepted taxon: Gulo gulo
| Taxon: |
Gulo gulo |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Gulo |
| Reference: |
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005. |
Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Gulo gulo diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 8, CP (Crude Protein) 49, EE (Ether Extract) 16.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
Table 1. List of Diet Items for Gulo gulo.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
16.13 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
12.55 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Aves |
EGGS |
10.42 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
7.06 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
5.60 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
5.38 |
Damuth, J… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
5.38 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
4.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arvicolinae |
WHOLE |
4.71 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Capreolus |
WHOLE |
4.43 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Artiodactyla |
WHOLE |
4.26 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rangifer tarandus |
WHOLE |
2.94 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
BONES |
2.91 |
Smith,A. … |
| Rangifer |
WHOLE |
2.69 |
Smith,A. … |
| Cervus |
WHOLE |
2.24 |
Smith,A. … |
| Marmota |
WHOLE |
1.79 |
Smith,A. … |
| Myodes |
WHOLE |
1.57 |
Smith,A. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
1.34 |
Smith,A. … |
| Lagomorpha |
WHOLE |
1.12 |
Smith,A. … |
| Lynx canadensis |
WHOLE |
1.12 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ovis |
WHOLE |
0.98 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
0.45 |
Smith,A. … |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
0.22 |
Smith,A. … |
a. Standardized values.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Gulo gulo.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
139 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
117 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
37 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Gulo gulo.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Gulo gulo |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gulo gulo |
Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Gulo gulo
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