Accepted taxon: Dobsonia moluccensis
Accepted taxon: Dobsonia moluccensis
| Taxon: |
Dobsonia moluccensis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Pteropodidae | Dobsonia |
| 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 Dobsonia moluccensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 70, CP (Crude Protein) 7, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
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 Dobsonia moluccensis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
83.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FLOWER |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
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 2. List of Standard Traits for Dobsonia moluccensis.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Frugivore-Granivore
|
Frugivore-Granivore
|
– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dobsonia moluccensis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dobsonia moluccensis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
368 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Dobsonia moluccensis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Dobsonia moluccensis |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dobsonia moluccensis |
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 |
| Dobsonia moluccensis |
Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dobsonia moluccensis |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dobsonia moluccensis |
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 |
| Dobsonia moluccensis |
Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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