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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Nanger dama

Accepted taxon: Nanger dama


Accepted taxon: Nanger dama
Taxon: Nanger dama
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Antilopinae | Nanger
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 Nanger dama diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 26, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, 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 Nanger dama.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Acacia LEAF 50.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae STEM 8.33 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 Nanger dama.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Mixed feeder Herbivore-Mixed feeder Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nanger dama.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 57,810 - - Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 35,000 - 75,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Nanger dama.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa cm 7 7 - - - 12 - - Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width cm 7 7 - - - 2 - - Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull cm 7 7 - - - 25 - - Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 37 38 39 1 Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 34 35 36 1 Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 29 30 31 1 Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 20 22 23 1 Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) nan mm 4 4 - - 20 20 21 1 Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 84 86 89 2 Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 58 60 62 2 Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 21 22 24 1 Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 9 10 11 1 Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 15 16 18 1 Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 18 19 20 1 Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 13 15 16 1 Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) nan mm 4 4 - - 19 23 25 3 Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 235 246 254 8 Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 231 237 244 6 Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 64 68 71 4 Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 59 62 65 3 Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 32 33 34 1 Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 25 25 26 1 Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 44 47 50 3 Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 66 67 70 2 Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 4 4 - - 56 57 59 1 Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 183 192 199 7 Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 167 176 182 7 Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 65 68 71 3 Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 25 26 28 1 Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 18 20 22 2 Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 22 24 26 2 Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 47 49 51 2 Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 38 40 42 2 Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) nan mm 4 4 - - 34 36 38 2 Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 255 264 274 8 Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 15 15 0 Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 16 17 17 1 Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 27 28 29 1 Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 4 4 - - 28 29 30 1 Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 261 269 280 8 Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 18 19 20 1 Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 14 15 16 1 Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 27 28 29 1 Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 4 4 - - 26 27 28 1 Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 244 251 265 9 Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 36 38 40 2 Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 31 33 34 1 Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius) nan mm 4 4 - - 34 34 35 1 Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 185 193 197 5 Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 101 105 108 3 Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 21 22 24 1 Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 29 33 35 3 Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 4 4 - - 30 31 33 1 Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 289 301 311 10 Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 63 66 69 3 Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 49 51 52 1 Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) nan mm 4 4 - - 32 33 35 1 Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna) nan mm 4 4 - - 295 305 316 9 Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) nan mm 4 4 - - 50 52 54 2 Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 1 - - Abraham, …
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 390 - - 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 Nanger dama.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Nanger dama 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 dama Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Gazella dama Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Nanger dama 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
Nanger dama 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
Nanger dama 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
Nanger dama 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
Nanger dama 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
Nanger dama 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
Nanger dama 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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