Accepted taxon: Dipodomys merriami
Accepted taxon: Dipodomys merriami
| Taxon: |
Dipodomys merriami |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | CASTORIMORPHA | Heteromyidae | Dipodomyinae | Dipodomys |
| 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 Dipodomys merriami diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 24, EE (Ether Extract) 9.
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 Dipodomys merriami.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
77.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
11.11 |
Reid,F., … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
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 Dipodomys merriami.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
43 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
42 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
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 Dipodomys merriami.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Dipodomys merriami |
Hallett,J. G., 1982, Habitat selection and the community matrix of a desert small-mammal fauna, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodomys merriami |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodomys merriami |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodomys merriami |
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 |
| Dipodomys merriami |
Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.†J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodomys merriami |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodomys merriami |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodomys merriami |
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 |
| Dipodomys merriami |
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 |
| Dipodomys merriami |
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 |
| Dipodomys merriami |
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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