Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada

Author(s)
Nagy, Kenneth A. and Philip A. Medica
Year
Article Title
Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada
Volume
42
Issue
1
Pages
73-92
Start Page Number
73
Final Page
92
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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
Dietary Composition % total fresh volume (weighted annual mean) estimated from observations of feeding animals Langloisia setosissima (39.5%); Camissonia munzii (34%); Oryzopsis hymenoides (14.5%); Bromus rubens (11.5%); other (0.5%) 11 animals % Both Adults and Juveniles Rock Valley, Nye County Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate field metabolic rate, annual weighted mean 35.9 11 animals kJ/kg/d Both Adults and Juveniles Rock Valley, Nye County 12.5-58.3 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Torpor or Hibernation hibernation period Nov. - Mar. (151 d) 11 animals Both Adults and Juveniles Rock Valley, Nye County Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 11 animals g Both Adults and Juveniles Rock Valley, Nye County 500 - 2200 Exposure Factor Datasets
Water Ingestion Rate annual weight mean for water drinking rate 2.2 11 animals ml/kg/d Both Adults and Juveniles Rock Valley, Nye County 0 - 11.0 Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate annual weighted mean 4.52 11 animals g dry matter/kg/d Both Adults and Juveniles Rock Valley, Nye County 0 - 15.6 Exposure Factor Datasets
OEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment