Accepted taxon: Martes martes
| Taxon: | Martes martes |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Martes |
| 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 Martes martes diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 20.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 15.50 | Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 9.48 | Grzimek,B… |
| Clethrionomys glareolus | WHOLE | 8.80 | Zalewski,… |
| Soricidae | WHOLE | 8.29 | Zalewski,… |
| Vertebrata | WHOLE | 7.98 | Zalewski,… |
| Muridae | WHOLE | 7.54 | Grzimek,B… |
| Microtus | WHOLE | 7.21 | Zalewski,… |
| Sciurinae | WHOLE | 6.12 | Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata | CARRION | 5.91 | Zalewski,… |
| Apodemus | WHOLE | 5.35 | Zalewski,… |
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 4.37 | Nowak,R. … |
| Carabidae | WHOLE | 4.24 | Zalewski,… |
| Hymenoptera | WHOLE | 4.17 | Zalewski,… |
| Magnoliopsida | SEED | 2.66 | Zalewski,… |
| Magnoliopsida | EXUDATES | 2.38 | Nowak,R. … |
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 | Arboreal | Arboreal, Scansonal | – Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Carnivore | Carnivore | – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Temporal habits | nocturnal | nocturnal | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Kirov Oblast, Russia | mm | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | 80.8 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Finland | mm | 27 | - | 27 | - | - | 78.9 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Denmark | mm | 23 | - | - | 23 | - | 87.1 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Caucasus | mm | 34 | - | 34 | - | - | 78.37 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | eastern Germany | mm | 38 | - | - | 38 | - | 86.41 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Balearic Islands | mm | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | 79.9 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Karelia | mm | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | 76.8 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Finland | mm | 37 | - | - | 37 | - | 85.61 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Kirov Oblast, Russia | mm | 31 | - | 31 | - | - | 73.58 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Caucasus | mm | 33 | - | - | 33 | - | 85.36 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Denmark | mm | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 79.2 | - | 1 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Balearic Islands | mm | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | 87.8 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | eastern Germany | mm | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | 79.83 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Condylobasal Length (CBL) | Karelia | mm | 72 | - | - | 72 | - | 83 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPD (l) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 27 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| OPD (u) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| gestation period | day | 19 | - | 19 | - | 249 | - | 286 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| gestation period | day | 10 | - | 10 | - | 240 | - | 264 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| gestation period | day | 5 | - | 5 | - | 265 | - | 279 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 45 | - | 49 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 42 | - | 52 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | 57 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 38 | - | 47 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 39 | - | 52 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 42 | - | 50 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 41 | - | 49 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 38 | - | 44 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | 42 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Head-body length | cm | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | 46 | - | Monakhov,… | |
| Height at the withers | cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Monakhov,… | |
| length of lower toothrow | eastern Germany | mm | 47 | - | - | 47 | - | 35 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| length of lower toothrow | eastern Germany | mm | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | 33 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Length of the lower molar | Poland | mm | 133 | - | - | 133 | - | 10 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Length of the lower molar | Poland | mm | 103 | - | 103 | - | - | 9 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Length of upper toothrow | eastern Germany | mm | 47 | - | - | 47 | - | 31 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Length of upper toothrow | eastern Germany | mm | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | 29 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | eastern Germany | mm | 38 | - | - | 38 | - | 41 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Finland | mm | 37 | - | - | 37 | - | 40 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Caucasus | mm | 34 | - | 34 | - | - | 37 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Caucasus | mm | 33 | - | - | 33 | - | 40 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Kirov Oblast, Russia | mm | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | 35 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Kirov Oblast, Russia | mm | 31 | - | 31 | - | - | 33 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Finland | mm | 27 | - | 27 | - | - | 36 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Denmark | mm | 23 | - | - | 23 | - | 42 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Balearic Islands | mm | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | 36 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Balearic Islands | mm | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | 36 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | eastern Germany | mm | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | 38 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| mastoid width (MW) | Denmark | mm | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 38 | - | 1 | Monakhov,… |
| Mean length of upper molar | Sweden | mm | 29 | - | - | 29 | - | 7 | - | - | Monakhov,… |
| Mean length of upper molar | Sweden | mm | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | 6 | - | - | Monakhov,… |
| Mean width of upper molar | Sweden | mm | 29 | - | - | 29 | - | 9 | - | - | Monakhov,… |
| Mean width of upper molar | Sweden | mm | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | 8 | - | - | Monakhov,… |
| Number of young | Vologda | unitless | 186 | - | 186 | - | - | 3 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Number of young | Perm | unitless | 57 | - | 57 | - | - | 4 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Number of young | Arkhangelsk region | unitless | 49 | - | 49 | - | - | 4 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Number of young | Kirov | unitless | 49 | - | 49 | - | - | 3 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
| Number of young | Sverdlovsk | unitless | 48 | - | 48 | - | - | 4 | - | 0 | Monakhov,… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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