Accepted taxon: Cervus elaphus
Accepted taxon: Cervus elaphus
| Taxon: |
Cervus elaphus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
ARTIODACTYLA | Cervidae | Cervinae | Cervus |
| 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 Cervus elaphus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 27, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 51, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 4.
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 Cervus elaphus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
17.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
16.31 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
11.26 |
Damuth, J… |
| Salix |
STEM |
5.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
5.72 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Populus X berolinensis |
BARK |
3.97 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ascomycota |
SHOOT |
3.66 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Sorbus |
LEAF |
3.17 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
FRUIT |
2.81 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
2.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Abies |
STEM |
2.71 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Quercus |
LEAF |
2.38 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Coniferophyta |
LEAF |
2.25 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Bryophyta |
SHOOT |
2.22 |
Smith,A. … |
| Tsuga heterophylla |
STEM |
1.96 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Thuja plicata |
STEM |
1.72 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mahonia repens |
FRUIT |
1.59 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Physocarpus capitatus |
STEM |
1.47 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Cyperaceae |
LEAF |
1.39 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Sambucus racemosa |
FRUIT |
1.35 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Larix |
LEAF |
1.20 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Larix |
STEM |
1.09 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Abies |
LEAF |
0.98 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gaultheria shallon |
STEM |
0.98 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rubus |
FRUIT |
0.79 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Cornus |
FRUIT |
0.61 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rubus spectabilis |
FRUIT |
0.49 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Equisetophyta |
SHOOT |
0.44 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Linnaea |
SHOOT |
0.37 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Symplocarpus foetidus |
LEAF |
0.25 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
0.22 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mycelis muralis |
SHOOT |
0.12 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
0.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cervus elaphus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
274,876.98 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
131,250 |
- |
- |
Lundgren,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
8 |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
352,441.27 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
172,170 |
- |
- |
Wimberly,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Cervus elaphus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Cervus elaphus |
Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Clauss,M., 2010, Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
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 |
| Cervus elaphus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cervus elaphus |
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 |
| Cervus elaphus |
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 |
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