Accepted taxon: Balaena mysticetus
Accepted taxon: Balaena mysticetus
| Taxon: |
Balaena mysticetus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CETACEA | MYSTICETI | Balaenidae | Balaena |
| 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 Balaena mysticetus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 22, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 62, EE (Ether Extract) 5.
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 Balaena mysticetus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Copepoda |
WHOLE |
40.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Euphausiidae |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Amphipoda |
WHOLE |
15.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Mysida |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gymnosomata |
WHOLE |
5.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Gammaridea |
WHOLE |
5.00 |
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]
Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Balaena mysticetus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Planktonivore
|
Planktonivore
|
– G. J. Slater, S. A. Price, F. Santini, M. E. Alfaro, 2010, 'Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, no. 1697, pp. 3097-3104
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– G. J. Slater, S. A. Price, F. Santini, M. E. Alfaro, 2010, 'Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, no. 1697, pp. 3097-3104
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Balaena mysticetus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Balaena mysticetus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Balaena mysticetus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Balaena mysticetus |
Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Balaena mysticetus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Balaena mysticetus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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