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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mesoplodon bidens

Accepted taxon: Mesoplodon bidens


Accepted taxon: Mesoplodon bidens
Taxon: Mesoplodon bidens
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CETACEA | ODONTOCETI | Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon
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 Mesoplodon bidens diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 1, CP (Crude Protein) 78, 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 Mesoplodon bidens.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Osteichthyes WHOLE 66.67 Grzimek,B…
Teuthida WHOLE 33.33 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 Mesoplodon bidens.
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 Mesoplodon bidens.
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 Mesoplodon bidens.
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 Mesoplodon bidens.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Mesoplodon bidens 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
Mesoplodon bidens Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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