Accepted taxon: Arvicola amphibius
Accepted taxon: Arvicola amphibius
| Taxon: |
Arvicola amphibius |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Arvicolinae | Arvicola |
| 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 Arvicola amphibius diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 43, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
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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 2. List of Standard Traits for Arvicola amphibius.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Aquatic
|
Aquatic, Semiaquatic
|
– Jerry O. Wolff, R. D. Guthrie, 1985, 'Why Are Aquatic Small Mammals So Large?', Oikos, vol. 45, no. 3, p. 365, 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
|
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Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Herbivore-Grazer
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Herbivore-Grazer
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– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
|
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Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, JOSHUA X. SAMUELS, 2009, 'Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 864-888
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Arvicola amphibius.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Arvicola amphibius.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Arvicola amphibius.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Arvicola terrestris |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicola terrestris |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicola amphibius |
Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicola terrestris |
Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicola terrestris |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicola terrestris |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicola amphibius |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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