Energy relationships of the mammals of a desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) community

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M. and Alice Eastlake Chew
Year
Article Title
Energy relationships of the mammals of a desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) community
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
1-20
Start Page Number
1
Final Page
20
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Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 datapoints.
Species: Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range Type
Metabolic Rate equation relating oxygen consumption (OC) to temperature (T, 29-35C) OC = 5.32 - 0.134 T 6/sampling period; 10 periods ml O2/g/hr Adult captured at San Simon Valley, AZ from Aug. - July Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 11.47 Not Reported #/ha Both Adults and Juveniles San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) 7.8 - 15.6 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range average range of movement after 3 captures 62.0 Not Reported m Adult San Simon Valley Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate maintenance energy expenditure estimated from oxygen consumption 6/sampling period; 10 periods kcal/day Adult captured at San Simon Valley, AZ from Aug. - July 103 - 181 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean Not Reported g Adult San Simon Valley 39.1 - 44.1 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean Not Reported g Adult San Simon Valley 38.4 - 44.38 Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate figure of changes in weight over time see citation 90 Juvenile San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % occurence of food items in cheek pouch contents seeds (82%), herbs (14%), shrub (2%), arthropods (2%) 15 % Not Reported San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning Not Reported d Juvenile San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) 20 - 25 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Hatching or Parturition Jan. - Mar. (begin); Apr. - May (peak); Aug. (end) Not Reported Adult San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Species: Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range Type
Population Density 0.70 Not Reported #/ha Both Adults and Juveniles San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) 0 - 3.3 Exposure Factor Datasets

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