Accepted taxon: Ovis dalli
| Taxon: | Ovis dalli |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Caprinae | Ovis |
| 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 Ovis dalli diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 26, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantae | SHOOT | 50.00 | Reid,F., … |
| Poaceae | STEM | 33.33 | Damuth, J… |
| Cyperaceae | LEAF | 16.67 | Damuth, J… |
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-Grazer, Herbivore-Mixed feeder | – A. Mysterud, 2000, 'The relationship between ecological segregation and sexual body size dimorphism in large herbivores', Oecologia, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 40-54, 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. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, 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 | – A. Mysterud, 2000, 'The relationship between ecological segregation and sexual body size dimorphism in large herbivores', Oecologia, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 40-54, 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. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, 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) | nan | g | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 68,946 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 84,600 | - | - | Wimberly,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 40,000 | - | 113,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 58.06 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| 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 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | Quibod, M… | |
| Muzzle Width | cm | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | Quibod, M… | |
| Total Length of the Skull | cm | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | Quibod, M… | |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 279 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 37 | 38 | 38 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 34 | 35 | 36 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 24 | 25 | 26 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 21 | 22 | 23 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 76 | 80 | 84 | 4 | Wimberly,… |
| C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 50 | 54 | 59 | 4 | Wimberly,… |
| C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 22 | 22 | 23 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 17 | 17 | 18 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 21 | 22 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 16 | 18 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 25 | 27 | 28 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| F1-UL (full length of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 244 | 258 | 268 | 9 | Wimberly,… |
| F2-FL (functional length of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 234 | 246 | 260 | 10 | Wimberly,… |
| F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 68 | 77 | 83 | 6 | Wimberly,… |
| F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 55 | 61 | 66 | 4 | Wimberly,… |
| F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| F7-DW (distal width of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 50 | 52 | 54 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 58 | 62 | 66 | 3 | Wimberly,… |
| F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 53 | 56 | 58 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| H1-UL (full length of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 195 | 211 | 222 | 10 | Wimberly,… |
| H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 174 | 188 | 201 | 11 | Wimberly,… |
| H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 73 | 84 | 92 | 7 | Wimberly,… |
| H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 25 | 26 | 27 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 17 | 19 | 20 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 21 | 22 | 23 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 49 | 54 | 60 | 5 | Wimberly,… |
| H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 37 | 43 | 47 | 4 | Wimberly,… |
| H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 38 | 41 | 43 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 164 | 171 | 177 | 6 | Wimberly,… |
| MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 13 | 15 | 16 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 17 | 20 | 21 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 32 | 34 | 36 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 31 | 32 | 33 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 178 | 187 | 200 | 9 | Wimberly,… |
| MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 17 | 18 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 17 | 18 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 30 | 32 | 34 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 27 | 29 | 30 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| R1-UL (length of the radius) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 201 | 214 | 221 | 8 | Wimberly,… |
| R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 39 | 41 | 44 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 37 | 39 | 43 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| R4-DW (distal width of the radius) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 35 | 39 | 41 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| S1-L (full length of the scapula) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 185 | 203 | 220 | 25 | Wimberly,… |
| S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 106 | 116 | 127 | 15 | Wimberly,… |
| S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 25 | 28 | 30 | 3 | Wimberly,… |
| S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 32 | 33 | 34 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 27 | 29 | 32 | 3 | Wimberly,… |
| T1-L (full length of the tibia) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 277 | 292 | 307 | 11 | Wimberly,… |
| T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 64 | 70 | 73 | 4 | Wimberly,… |
| T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 53 | 55 | 57 | 2 | Wimberly,… |
| T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 33 | 34 | 36 | 1 | Wimberly,… |
| U1-UL (length of the ulna) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 219 | 259 | 283 | 25 | Wimberly,… |
| U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | 48 | 57 | 61 | 5 | Wimberly,… |
| average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) | nan | unitless | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Abraham, … |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| femur diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| neck length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 267 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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