MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera borealis

Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera borealis
Taxon:	Balaenoptera borealis
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 borealis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 23, 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 Balaenoptera borealis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Copepoda	WHOLE	45.00	Grzimek,B…
Euphausia superba	WHOLE	16.67	Nowak,R. …
Amphipoda	WHOLE	15.00	Grzimek,B…
Euphausiidae	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Themisto gaudichaudii	WHOLE	8.33	Nowak,R. …
Osteichthyes	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 Balaenoptera borealis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Planktonivore	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 borealis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	30,000,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Balaenoptera borealis.
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 borealis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Balaenoptera borealis	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 borealis	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Balaenoptera borealis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Balaenoptera borealis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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