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]
| 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Terrestrial | Terrestrial | – Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Frugivore-Granivore | Frugivore-Granivore | – Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746 |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Frugivore | Frugivore | – Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746 |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA | g | - | - | - | - | - | 38.3 | - | 7 | James G. … |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 43 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 180 | - | Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 100.24 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5.77 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| 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..
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