Accepted taxon: Leptonychotes weddellii
Accepted taxon: Leptonychotes weddellii
| Taxon: |
Leptonychotes weddellii |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Phocidae | Leptonychotes |
| 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 Leptonychotes weddellii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 2, CP (Crude Protein) 76, EE (Ether Extract) 10.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
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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 Leptonychotes weddellii.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| No trait values available. |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Leptonychotes weddellii.
| 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 Leptonychotes weddellii.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,498 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
74,592 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
89,102 |
- |
- |
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 Leptonychotes weddellii.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Leptonychotes weddelli |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leptonychotes weddelli |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leptonychotes weddellii |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leptonychotes weddelli |
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. |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leptonychotes weddellii |
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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