Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada

Author(s)
Medica, Philip A., R. Bruce Bury and Frederick B. Turner
Year
Article Title
Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada
Volume
1975
Issue
4
Pages
639-643
Start Page Number
639
Final Page
643
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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

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