Seasonal and annual energy budgets of female desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)

Author(s)
Henen, Brian T.
Year
Article Title
Seasonal and annual energy budgets of female desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
Volume
78
Issue
1
Pages
283-296
Start Page Number
283
Final Page
296
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 datapoints.
Species: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range California Counties Type
Body Weight - Mean annual, time-weighted body mass 1578 9 g Adult Fenner Valley, Goffs (elev., 680m) {lat., 34^o51'N; long., 115^o09'W] San Bernardino Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean egg weight 32.9 6 g Embryo Fenner Valley, Goffs (elev., 680m) {lat., 34^o51'N; long., 115^o09'W] San Bernardino Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Fat (total or %) % lipid content of fresh egg mass 6.13 6 % Embryo Fenner Valley, Goffs (elev., 680m) {lat., 34^o51'N; long., 115^o09'W] San Bernardino Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size estimated by x-raying females 3.56 9 eggs/female Adult Fenner Valley, Goffs (elev., 680m) {lat., 34^o51'N; long., 115^o09'W] San Bernardino Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate range of mean field metabolic rates, estimated using doubly labeled water 9 kJ/d Adult Fenner Valley, Goffs (elev., 680m) {lat., 34^o51'N; long., 115^o09'W] 4.38 - 50.45 San Bernardino Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Torpor or Hibernation Sept. - Mar. 9 Adult Fenner Valley, Goffs (elev., 680m) {lat., 34^o51'N; long., 115^o09'W] San Bernardino Exposure Factor Datasets

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