Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada

Author(s)

Medica, Philip A., R. Bruce Bury and Frederick B. Turner

Year

Wed, 01/01/1975 - 12:00

Article Title

Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada

Volume

1975

Issue

Pages

639-643

Start Page Number

639

Final Page

643

Review

Datapoints

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Species: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Specific Location	Range	Type
Growth Rate	average annual growth rate estimated from plastron length	9.1	22	mm/yr		Rock Valley, Nye County	4.3 - 14.4	Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean	Body weight (BW; 30-3000g) to plastron length (PL; 30-300 mm) relationship	BW = 0.000258(PL)^2.98	83	g	Not Reported	Rock Valley, Nye County		Exposure Factor Datasets