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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sousa chinensis

Accepted taxon: Sousa chinensis


Accepted taxon: Sousa chinensis
Taxon: Sousa chinensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CETACEA | ODONTOCETI | Delphinidae | Sousa
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 Sousa chinensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 1, CP (Crude Protein) 77, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Sousa chinensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Osteichthyes WHOLE 66.67 Smith,A. …
Cephalopoda WHOLE 33.33 Smith,A. …

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 Sousa chinensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Piscivore and Squid-Eater Piscivore and Squid-Eater – 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 Sousa chinensis.
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 Sousa chinensis.
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 Sousa chinensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sousa chinensis 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
Sousa chinensis Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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