Accepted taxon: Gazella leptoceros
| Taxon: | Gazella leptoceros |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Antilopinae | Gazella |
| 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 Gazella leptoceros diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 25, ASH (Ash contents) 13, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poaceae | STEM | 40.00 | Grzimek,B… |
| Cactaceae | SHOOT | 30.00 | Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida | SHOOT | 20.00 | Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida | LEAF | 10.00 | Grzimek,B… |
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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Herbivore-Mixed feeder | Herbivore-Browser, Herbivore-Mixed feeder | – Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006., Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068. |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Herbivore | Herbivore | – Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006., Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068. |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | Egypt | g | - | - | - | - | 16,500 | - | 17,500 | - | Huffman, … |
| Body Mass (BM) | Tunisia | g | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 12,500 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| Body Mass (BM) | Egypt | g | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 15,000 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 20,000 | - | 27,000 | - | Huffman, … |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 11,500 | - | 48,500 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Algeria | g | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 15,000 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 14,000 | - | 18,000 | - | Huffman, … |
| Ear Length (EL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | 130 | - | 150 | - | Huffman, … |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | Egypt | mm | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 955 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | Egypt | mm | 4 | - | - | 4 | 885 | 937 | 999 | - | Huffman, … |
| Hind Foot Length (HFL) | Egypt | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 300 | 316 | 335 | - | Huffman, … |
| Tail Length (TL) | Egypt | mm | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 125 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| Tail Length (TL) | Egypt | mm | 4 | - | - | 4 | 155 | 162 | 166 | - | Huffman, … |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of the Masseteric Fossa | cm | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | Quibod, M… | |
| Muzzle Width | cm | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | Quibod, M… | |
| Total Length of the Skull | cm | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | Quibod, M… | |
| Horn basal circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | 89 | - | 114 | - | Huffman, … |
| Horn length | Algeria/Tunisia | mm | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | 298 | - | 16 | Huffman, … |
| Horn length | Egypt | mm | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | 337 | - | 28 | Huffman, … |
| Horn length | nan | mm | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 273 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| Horn length | Egypt | mm | - | - | - | - | 360 | - | 395 | - | Huffman, … |
| Horn length | Egypt | mm | - | - | - | - | 294 | 327 | 366 | - | Huffman, … |
| Horn length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | 248 | 248 | 267 | 19 | Huffman, … |
| Shoulder height | Egypt | mm | 4 | - | - | 4 | 696 | 718 | 752 | - | Huffman, … |
| Shoulder height | Egypt | mm | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 697 | - | - | Huffman, … |
| average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) | nan | unitless | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Abraham, … |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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