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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera physalus

Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera physalus


Accepted taxon: Balaenoptera physalus
Taxon: Balaenoptera physalus
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 physalus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 17, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 2, CP (Crude Protein) 72, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 physalus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Euphausiidae WHOLE 35.33 Grzimek,B…
Euphausia superba WHOLE 20.00 Nowak,R. …
Osteichthyes WHOLE 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Copepoda WHOLE 13.33 Nowak,R. …
Crustacea WHOLE 6.67 Nowak,R. …
Clupeinae WHOLE 4.00 Grzimek,B…
Mallotus villosus WHOLE 2.67 Grzimek,B…
Teuthida WHOLE 1.33 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 physalus.
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 physalus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 75,000,000 - - Paglia,A.…

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

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