Accepted taxon: Brachyphylla
Accepted taxon: Brachyphylla
| Taxon: |
Brachyphylla |
| Rank: |
Genus |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Brachyphyllinae |
| 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 Brachyphylla diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 64, CP (Crude Protein) 15, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
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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 Brachyphylla.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Nectarivore
|
Nectarivore
|
– T. H. Fleming, C. Geiselman, W. J. Kress, 2009, 'The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective', Annals of Botany, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 1017-1043
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– T. H. Fleming, C. Geiselman, W. J. Kress, 2009, 'The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective', Annals of Botany, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 1017-1043
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Brachyphylla.
| 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 Brachyphylla.
| 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..
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Brachyphylla:
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