Accepted taxon: Macropus robustus
Accepted taxon: Macropus robustus
| Taxon: |
Macropus robustus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DIPROTODONTIA | MACROPODIFORMES | Macropodidae | Macropodinae | Macropus | Osphranter |
| 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 Macropus robustus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 31, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 3.
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 Macropus robustus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
77.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
22.22 |
Damuth, J… |
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 4. List of other Measurements b. for Macropus robustus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
59 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
176 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
112 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
61 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
12 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
4,543 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,094 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Macropus robustus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Macropus robustus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Johnson,CN, 2004, Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction, Austral Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Symon,DE, 1986, A survey of Solanum prickles and marsupial herbivory in Australia, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Smith,J. A., 2009, Macropod nutrition, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Arman, S.D. and Prideaux, G.J., 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral ecology, 40(8), pp.909-922. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macropus robustus |
Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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