Mammal Functional Traits Dataset (EltonTraits 1.0)
DBFunc_MamFuncDat.RdDietary category percentages, foraging strategies, and functional traits for mammals.
Format
A data frame containing species dietary breakdowns (summing to 100
- MSW3_ID
Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.) identifier.
- Scientific
Scientific name of the mammal species.
- MSWFamilyLatin
Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.) family name.
- Diet.Inv
Percentage of invertebrates in the diet.
- Diet.Vend
Percentage of vertebrate endotherms consumed (birds and mammals).
- Diet.Vect
Percentage of vertebrate ectotherms consumed (reptiles and amphibians).
- Diet.Vfish
Percentage of fish consumed.
- Diet.Vunk
Percentage of unknown/unclassified vertebrates in the diet.
- Diet.Scav
Percentage of scavenging activity.
- Diet.Fruit
Percentage of fruits consumed.
- Diet.Nect
Percentage of nectar/pollen consumed.
- Diet.Seed
Percentage of seeds/nuts consumed.
- Diet.PlantO
Percentage of other plant tissues consumed (leaves, stems, roots).
- Diet.Source
Source of the dietary information.
- Diet.Certainty
Certainty score for the diet data.
- ForStrat.Value
Primary foraging stratum/habitat.
- ForStrat.Certainty
Certainty score for the foraging stratum.
- ForStrat.Comment
Notes on foraging strategy.
- Activity.Nocturnal
Binary flag for nocturnal activity.
- Activity.Crepuscular
Binary flag for crepuscular activity.
- Activity.Diurnal
Binary flag for diurnal activity.
- Activity.Source
Source of the activity information.
- Activity.Certainty
Certainty score for the activity pattern.
- BodyMass.Value
Body mass value in grams.
- BodyMass.Source
Source of the body mass information.
- BodyMass.SpecLevel
Specificity level of the body mass record.