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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Eubalaena glacialis

Accepted taxon: Eubalaena glacialis


Accepted taxon: Eubalaena glacialis
Taxon: Eubalaena glacialis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CETACEA | MYSTICETI | Balaenidae | Eubalaena
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 Eubalaena glacialis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 21, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 8, CP (Crude Protein) 62, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 Eubalaena glacialis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Copepoda WHOLE 31.90 Grzimek,B…
Euphausiidae WHOLE 24.52 Grzimek,B…
Gymnosomata WHOLE 17.14 Grzimek,B…
Calanoida WHOLE 14.29 Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 5.00 Nowak,R. …
Thoracica LARVAE 4.76 Grzimek,B…
Salpida WHOLE 2.38 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 Eubalaena glacialis.
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 Eubalaena glacialis.
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 Eubalaena glacialis.
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 Eubalaena glacialis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Eubalaena glacialis 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
Eubalaena glacialis Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eubalaena glacialis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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