MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Gazella subgutturosa

Accepted taxon: Gazella subgutturosa
Taxon:	Gazella subgutturosa
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 subgutturosa diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 28, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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 Gazella subgutturosa.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	41.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Plantae	SHOOT	8.33	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 2. List of Standard Traits for Gazella subgutturosa.
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., M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, 'Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function', Journal of Zoology, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349, 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., M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, 'Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function', Journal of Zoology, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349, 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.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Gazella subgutturosa.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	10	-	10	-	-	22,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	14,000	-	48,500	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	3	-	-	3	-	25,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	9	-	9	-	-	24,200	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	18	-	-	18	-	30,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	22,180	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	32	-	-	32	-	25,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	50	-	-	50	-	24,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	7	-	-	7	-	27,200	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	18	-	-	18	-	1,190	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	32	-	-	32	-	1,180	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	50	-	-	50	-	1,090	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	7	-	-	7	-	1,150	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	10	-	10	-	-	1,080	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	3	-	-	3	-	955	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	9	-	9	-	-	1,120	-	-	Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Gazella subgutturosa.
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	-	-	-	10	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	5	5	-	-	-	2	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	5	5	-	-	-	20	-	-	Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	24	27	29	2	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	23	25	26	2	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	21	23	1	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	15	16	17	1	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	13	15	16	1	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	52	57	61	4	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	36	39	42	3	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	14	15	16	1	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	6	7	8	1	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	10	12	13	1	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	12	14	15	1	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	9	10	11	1	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	15	17	19	2	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	151	170	182	15	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	146	163	175	14	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	43	49	55	5	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	39	45	48	4	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	23	25	2	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	16	18	20	2	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	14	31	37	9	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	42	47	50	4	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	36	40	42	3	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	117	133	144	12	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	106	122	131	11	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	40	48	54	6	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	16	18	20	2	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	12	14	16	1	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	14	16	18	2	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	30	34	38	3	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	25	29	32	2	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	24	27	30	2	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	147	167	181	15	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	9	11	12	1	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	10	11	13	1	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	17	20	22	2	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	21	22	2	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	156	177	191	15	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	12	14	15	1	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	9	11	12	1	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	20	22	1	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	18	19	20	1	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	133	151	165	14	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	23	26	28	2	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	20	23	25	2	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	23	26	2	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	116	129	142	11	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	65	75	83	8	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	13	16	19	2	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	23	24	1	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	22	24	2	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	185	204	218	14	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	42	47	51	4	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	33	37	39	3	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	20	23	24	2	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	160	179	195	17	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	30	35	39	4	Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	236	-	-	Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	6	6	-	-	-	4,596	-	-	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 Gazella subgutturosa.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Gazella subgutturosa	Clauss,M., 2010, Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	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.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	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
Gazella subgutturosa	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	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.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	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.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gazella subgutturosa	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
Gazella subgutturosa	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
Gazella subgutturosa	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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