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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Madoqua kirkii

Accepted taxon: Madoqua kirkii


Accepted taxon: Madoqua kirkii
Taxon: Madoqua kirkii
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Antilopinae | Madoqua
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 Madoqua kirkii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Madoqua kirkii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 38.89 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae STEM 14.44 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 7.78 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida STEM 6.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 5.56 Grzimek,B…
0 MINERAL 5.56 Grzimek,B…
Cyperaceae LEAF 3.33 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata BONES 1.11 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]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Madoqua kirkii.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Frugivore-Granivore,Herbivore-Browser A. Myster…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Frugivore,Herbivore A. Myster…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Madoqua kirkii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 7 7 - - - 5,187 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 2,600 - 7,200 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 4 - - 4 - 5,160 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 9 9 - - - 4,122 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 2 - 2 - - 5,280 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 4,710 - - Wimberly,…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 2 - 2 - - 645 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 7 7 - - - 600 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 4 - - 4 - 650 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 9 9 - - - 570 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Madoqua kirkii.
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 - - - 5 - - Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width cm 5 5 - - - 1 - - Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull cm 5 5 - - - 11 - - Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 17 18 18 0 Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 16 17 17 0 Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 14 14 0 Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 9 9 10 0 Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 9 9 9 0 Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 36 37 37 1 Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 23 24 24 1 Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 9 9 9 0 Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 4 5 5 1 Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 7 7 7 0 Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 9 9 10 0 Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 7 8 8 1 Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 10 10 11 1 Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 110 112 114 2 Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 108 109 111 1 Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 29 29 30 1 Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 24 24 25 0 Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 14 15 0 Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 11 12 13 1 Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 20 21 22 1 Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 27 27 29 1 Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 25 25 26 0 Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 92 93 96 2 Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 83 85 88 2 Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 26 27 27 1 Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 10 11 11 0 Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 8 9 9 0 Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 9 9 9 0 Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 19 21 21 1 Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 15 15 0 Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 15 15 16 1 Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 88 93 100 5 Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 5 6 6 0 Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 6 7 8 1 Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 10 11 12 1 Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 11 12 12 0 Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 98 102 110 6 Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 7 8 8 0 Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 7 7 8 1 Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 12 12 13 1 Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 11 12 13 1 Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 91 93 98 3 Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 14 15 1 Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 13 14 14 0 Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 12 13 14 1 Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 72 74 77 2 Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 48 49 49 0 Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 8 8 8 0 Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 13 14 14 1 Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 10 11 11 0 Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 137 140 147 5 Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 30 31 31 1 Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 22 23 24 1 Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 15 15 0 Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna) nan mm 4 4 - - 110 113 120 5 Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) nan mm 4 4 - - 18 19 19 0 Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - - - - Abraham, …
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 39 - - McNab, B.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 23 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 9 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 7 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 141 - - Nelson, A…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Madoqua kirkii.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Madoqua kirkii Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Madoqua kirki 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 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Rhyncnotragus kirki Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Madoqua kirkii Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Madoqua kirki Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Madoqua kirki Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii 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
Madoqua kirkii 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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