Accepted taxon: Cervus elaphus canadensis
Accepted taxon: Cervus elaphus canadensis
| Taxon: |
Cervus elaphus canadensis |
| Rank: |
Subspecies |
| Higher Classification: |
ARTIODACTYLA | Cervidae | Cervinae | Cervus | elaphus | canadensis |
| 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 Cervus elaphus canadensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 30, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 3.
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 Cervus elaphus canadensis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
40.00 |
Reid,F., … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
30.00 |
Reid,F., … |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
20.00 |
Reid,F., … |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
10.00 |
Reid,F., … |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cervus elaphus canadensis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
224,117.33 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
131,250 |
- |
- |
Lundgren,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
2,430 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) |
nan |
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
85.45 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Cervus elaphus canadensis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Cervus canadensis |
Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068. |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
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. |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus canadensis |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
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