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Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera acutorostrata


Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Taxon: Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CETACEA | MYSTICETI | Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera
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 Balaenoptera acutorostrata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 2, CP (Crude Protein) 72, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Balaenoptera acutorostrata.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Euphausia superba WHOLE 20.00 Nowak,R. …
Euphausiidae WHOLE 16.83 Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 14.06 Grzimek,B…
Copepoda WHOLE 13.33 Nowak,R. …
Clupeinae WHOLE 6.60 Grzimek,B…
Teuthida WHOLE 4.76 Nowak,R. …
Gadiformes WHOLE 4.19 Grzimek,B…
Boreogadus saida WHOLE 4.00 Grzimek,B…
Ammodytes marinus WHOLE 4.00 Grzimek,B…
Ammodytes WHOLE 3.56 Grzimek,B…
Salmonidae WHOLE 2.67 Grzimek,B…
Mallotus villosus WHOLE 2.22 Grzimek,B…
Melanogrammus aeglefinus WHOLE 2.00 Grzimek,B…
Scomber WHOLE 1.78 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 Balaenoptera acutorostrata.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Planktonivore Piscivore and Squid-Eater,Planktonivore G. J. Sla…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore G. J. Sla…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Aquatic Aquatic Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Balaenoptera acutorostrata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 14,000,000 - - Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Balaenoptera acutorostrata.
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 Balaenoptera acutorostrata.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Balaenoptera acutorostrata 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
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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