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Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana boylii)

Citation:

Variation in thermal niche of a declining river‐breeding frog: From counter‐gradient responses to population distribution patterns.

Author(s)
Catenazzi, A. and Kupferberg, S.J.
Issue
7
Volume
62
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Life Cycle Stage Location Type Countries
Growth Rate 0.02 Growth rate to front limb emergence per degree C increase mm/d Tadpole Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Growth Rate 3 Growth rate to front limb emergence per degree C increase mg/d Tadpole Exposure Factor Datasets USA

Longjaw Mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)

Citation:

Growth of estuarine fish is associated with the combined concentration of sediment contaminants and shows no adaptation or acclimation to past conditions.

Author(s)
Forrester, G.E., Fredericks, B.I., Gerdeman, D., Evans, B., Steele, M.A., Zayed, K., Schweitzer, L.E., Suffet, I.H., Vance, R.R. and Ambrose, R.F.
Issue
3
Volume
56
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Growth Rate See Figure 1 g/d NR Not Reported Not reported Three estuaries in southern CA Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Growth Rate See Figure 1 mm/d NR Not Reported Not reported Three estuaries in southern CA Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

Likely population-level effects of contaminants on a resident estuarine fish species: comparing Gillichthys mirabilis population static measurements and vital rates in San Francisco and Tomales Bays.

Author(s)
McGourty, C.R., Hobbs, J.A., Bennett, W.A., Green, P.G., Hwang, H.M., Ikemiyagi, N., Lewis, L. and Cope, J.M.
Issue
6
Volume
32
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate SF bay: 0.58, Tomales bay: 0.79 NR Not Reported NR Exposure Factor Datasets USA SF bay: 0.24, Tomales bay: 0.15

Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Citation:

Somatic growth of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) morphotypes in the Colombian Pacific

Author(s)
Sampson, L., Giraldo, A., Payan, L.F., Amorocho, D.F., Eguchi, T., Seminoff, J.A.
Volume
162
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate Review Growth rate by size class cm/yr B Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate 0.74 Growth rate of yellow morphotype cm/yr B Juvenile 20 Gorgona National Park Exposure Factor Datasets COLUMBIA 0.93
Growth Rate 0.92 Growth rate of black morphotype cm/yr B Juvenile 20 Gorgona National Park Exposure Factor Datasets COLUMBIA 1.05
Citation:

Demography of Marine Turtles in the Nearshore Environments of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Author(s)
Summers, T.M., Jones, T.T., Martin, S.L., Hapdei, J.R., Ruak, J.K. and Lepczyk, C.A.
Issue
3
Volume
71
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Growth Rate cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles 493 Mariana Islands Exposure Factor Datasets PERU
Citation:

Demography and foraging ecology of Chelonia mydas on tropical shallow reefs in Bahia, Brazil.

Author(s)
Jardim, A., López-Mendilaharsu, M. and Barros, F.
Issue
6
Volume
96
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Growth Rate See citation Table 1; listed by size class Growth rate of curved carapace length cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles 22 Tartaruga submerged reef Exposure Factor Datasets BRAZIL
Citation:

Ecological regime shift drives declining growth rates of sea turtles throughout the West Atlantic.

Author(s)
Bjorndal, K.A., Bolten, A.B., Chaloupka, M., Saba, V.S., Bellini, C., Marcovaldi, M.A., Santos, A.J., Bortolon, L.F.W., Meylan, A.B., Meylan, P.A. and Gray, J.
Volume
23
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error
Growth Rate 3.4 Growth rate of curved carapace length cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles 3958 Sites in Central America Exposure Factor Datasets 2.3
Citation:

Change in population structure, growth and mortality rate of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) after the decline of the sea turtle fishery in Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Archipelago.

Author(s)
Kameda, K., Wakatsuki, M., Kuroyanagi, K., Iwase, F., Shima, T., Kondo, T., Asai, Y., Kotera, Y., Takase, M. and Kamezaki, N.
Issue
6
Volume
164
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate 1995-2003: 2.7, 2004-2016: 2.24 Growth rate of curved carapace length cm/yr B Juvenile 1995: 2003: 50, 2004-2016: 67 Yaeyama Islands Exposure Factor Datasets JAPAN 1995-2003: 1.31, 2004-2016: 0.78
Citation:

Optimal feeding frequency of captive head‐started green turtles (Chelonia mydas).

Author(s)
Kanghae, H., Thongprajukaew, K., Yeetam, P., Jarit‐ngam, T., Hwan‐air, W., Rueangjeen, S. and Kittiwattanawong, K.
Issue
4
Volume
101
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Countries Error
Growth Rate 1 meal daily (MD): 1.20, 2MD: 1.80, 3MD: 1.81, 4MD: 1.94 Specific growth rate for varying feed frequencies %/day B Juvenile 101 Huyong Island, Phang-Nga Exposure Factor Datasets 15 d THAILAND 1 meal daily (MD): 0.07, 2MD: 0.06, 3MD: 0.16, 4MD: 0.21
Citation:

Somatic growth rates of immature green turtles Chelonia mydas inhabiting the foraging ground Akumal Bay in the Mexican Caribbean Sea.

Author(s)
Labrada-Martagón, V., Tenería, F.A.M., Herrera-Pavón, R. and Negrete-Philippe, A.
Volume
487
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate 5.83 Absolute growth rate cm/yr B Adult 172 Akumal Bay, Mexican Carribean Sea Exposure Factor Datasets MEXICO 0.61
Citation:

Age and growth of juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas in the western South Atlantic Ocean.

Author(s)
Lenz, A.J., Avens, L. and Borges-Martins, M.
Volume
568
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type Countries
Growth Rate 3.7 cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles Rio Grande do Sul Exposure Factor Datasets BRAZIL

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Citation:

Growth rates of great egret, snowy egret and black-crowned night-heron chicks.

Author(s)
Custer, T.W. and Peterson Jr, D.W.
Issue
1
Volume
14
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate By hatching order: A: 14.1, B: 11.4, C: 9.7 Mass gain/day g/d B Chick 5 Lavaca Bay island, Calhoun County Exposure Factor Datasets USA By hatching order: A: 0.9, B: 1.5, C: 2.9
Growth Rate By hatching order: A: 4.4, B: 3.8, C: 2.9 Forearm growth mm/d B Chick 5 Lavaca Bay island, Calhoun County Exposure Factor Datasets USA By hatching order: A:0.3, B: 0.6, C: 0.7
Growth Rate By hatching order: A: 2.8, B: 2.6, C: 2.0 Trasus growth mm/d B Chick 5 Lavaca Bay island, Calhoun County Exposure Factor Datasets USA By hatching order: A: 0.1, B: 0.3, C: 0.5
Growth Rate By hatching order: A: 2.0, B: 1.7, C: 1.4 Culmen growth mm/d B Chick 5 Lavaca Bay island, Calhoun County Exposure Factor Datasets USA By hatching order: A: 0.1, B: 0.1, C: 0.2
Citation:

Reproductive success, growth and survival of Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) and Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) chicks in coastal Virginia.

Author(s)
Erwin, R.M., Haig, J.G., Stotts, D.B. and Hatfield, J.S.
Issue
1
Volume
113
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Growth Rate See citation Table 3 Mass gain/day g/d B Embryo 1992: 22, 1993: 48 nests Marsh islands near Chincoteague Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Growth Rate See citation Table 3 Culmen growth mm/d B Embryo 1992: 22, 1993: 48 nests Marsh islands near Chincoteague Exposure Factor Datasets USA

Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)

Citation:

Nutritional quality of natural foods of juvenile and adult desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium digestibility.

Author(s)
Hazard, L.C., Shemanski, D.R. and Nagy, K.A.
Issue
1
Volume
44
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties Countries Error
Growth Rate -0.045 Voluntary consumption of A. hymenoides grass % mass change/day NR Both Adults and Juveniles 10 University of California, Los Angeles Exposure Factor Datasets 0.5-1.5 y old Los Angeles USA 0.038
Growth Rate -0.043 Voluntary consumption of S. barbatus grass % mass change/day NR Both Adults and Juveniles 10 University of California, Los Angeles Exposure Factor Datasets 0.5-1.5 y old Los Angeles USA 0.025
Growth Rate 0.139 Voluntary consumption of M. glabrata forb % mass change/day NR Both Adults and Juveniles 10 University of California, Los Angeles Exposure Factor Datasets 0.5-1.5 y old Los Angeles USA 0.128
Growth Rate 0.162 Voluntary consumption of E. cicutarium forb % mass change/day NR Both Adults and Juveniles 10 University of California, Los Angeles Exposure Factor Datasets 0.5-1.5 y old Los Angeles USA 0.133
Citation:

Growth and age at maturity of North American tortoises in relation to regional climates

Author(s)
Germano, David J.
Pages
918-931
Year
Volume
72
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific
Growth Rate mean yearly growth rates using calculated carapace lengths over 4 yr intervals; range of 4 site-specific means mm/yr Both Male and Female 36 - 105 animals/site Western and Eastern Mojave, Sinaloan and Sonoran deserts Exposure Factor Datasets 8-12 yrs
Growth Rate mean yearly growth rates using calculated carapace lengths over 4 yr intervals; range of 4 site-specific means mm/yr Both Male and Female 12 - 41 animals/site Western and Eastern Mojave, Sinaloan and Sonoran deserts Exposure Factor Datasets 16-20 yrs
Growth Rate mean yearly growth rates using calculated carapace lengths over 4 yr intervals; range of 4 site-specific means mm/yr Both Male and Female 25-69 animals/site Western and Eastern Mojave, Sinaloan and Sonoran deserts Exposure Factor Datasets 12-16 yrs
Citation:

Accelerated growth rate and early maturity in Gopherus agassizi (Reptilia: Testudines)

Author(s)
Jackson, Crawford G., Jr., John A. Trotter, Thomas H. Trotter and Mary W. Trotter
Pages
139-145
Year
Issue
2
Volume
32
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate 715 g/yr Not Reported 4 Exposure Factor Datasets 2 yr post-hatch Laboratory
Growth Rate 324 g/yr Not Reported 4 Exposure Factor Datasets 3 yr post-hatch Laboratory
Citation:

Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada

Author(s)
Medica, Philip A., R. Bruce Bury and Frederick B. Turner
Pages
639-643
Year
Issue
4
Volume
1975
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error
Growth Rate 9.1 average annual growth rate estimated from plastron length mm/yr Both Male and Female 22 Rock Valley, Nye County Exposure Factor Datasets 3.3 - 10.1 yr 0.4 SE
Citation:

Growth in captive Gopherus agassizi

Author(s)
Patterson, Robert and Bayard Brattstrom
Pages
169-171
Year
Issue
2
Volume
28
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate 45.6 (0-hatching); 78.2 (0-5 yrs); 122.6 (5-10 yrs); 164.2 (10-15 yrs); 232.0 (15-20 yrs); 257.3 (20-25 yrs); 274.0 (25-30 yrs) mean carapace length for tortoises aged 0 - 30 yrs. mm Not Reported 1-6 animals/age group Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 30 yrs Laboratory

Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus formerly Rana catesbeiana)

Citation:

Intersexual differences in growth, mortality, and size at maturity in bullfrogs in central Ontario

Author(s)
Shirose, L.J., R.J. Brooks, J.R. Barta and S.S. Desser
Pages
2363-2369
Year
Issue
12
Volume
71
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Countries Error
Growth Rate 0.0697 mm/d Male 7 Algonquin Provincal Park, Ontario [lat., 45^o35'N; long., 78^o30'W] Exposure Factor Datasets 4 yr CANADA 0.03720 SE
Growth Rate 0.0449 mm/d Female 5 Algonquin Provincal Park, Ontario [lat., 45^o35'N; long., 78^o30'W] Exposure Factor Datasets 5 yr CANADA 0.00996 SE
Growth Rate -0.0043 mm/d Male 4 Algonquin Provincal Park, Ontario [lat., 45^o35'N; long., 78^o30'W] Exposure Factor Datasets 5 yr CANADA 0.33534 SE
Growth Rate 0.0466 mm/d Female 4 Algonquin Provincal Park, Ontario [lat., 45^o35'N; long., 78^o30'W] Exposure Factor Datasets 6 yr CANADA 0.02093 SE
Growth Rate 0.0038 mm/d Male 4 Algonquin Provincal Park, Ontario [lat., 45^o35'N; long., 78^o30'W] Exposure Factor Datasets 6 yr CANADA 0.01654 SE
Growth Rate 0.0304 mm/d Female 4 Algonquin Provincal Park, Ontario [lat., 45^o35'N; long., 78^o30'W] Exposure Factor Datasets 7 yr CANADA 0.02256 SE
Citation:

Sexual dimorphism in bullfrogs

Author(s)
Howard, Richard D.
Pages
303-310
Year
Issue
2
Volume
62
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate mm/yr Both Male and Female Adult 22 Crane Pond, E.S. George Reserve Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Seasonal rhythms of development and temperature selection in larval bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana Shaw

Author(s)
Crawshaw, Larry I.; Richard N. Rausch; Lonnie P. Wollmuth and Ethan J. Bauer
Pages
346-359
Year
Issue
2
Volume
65
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate 0.4 measured at 25C; Taylor-Kollros stages stages/d Not Reported Tadpole 11-14 Exposure Factor Datasets Taylor-Kollros stages 10-22 Laboratory
Growth Rate 0.02 measured at 25C; Taylor-Kollros stages stages/d Not Reported Tadpole 11-14 Exposure Factor Datasets Taylor-Kollros stages 10-22 Laboratory

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Citation:

The evolution of maternal investment in lizards: an experimental and comparative analysis of egg size and its effects on offspring performance

Author(s)
Sinervo, Barry
Pages
279-294
Year
Issue
2
Volume
44
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of relationship between mass-specific growth rate and hatchling mass g/d Not Reported Hatchling Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Growth and size of the Western Fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Author(s)
Davis, John
Pages
721-731
Year
Volume
1967
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Growth Rate range of mean winter daily growth rates estimated by changes in snout-vent length for 2 years; snout-vent length range, 35.1 - 37.3 mm mm/d Male Juvenile 7-10 animals/yr Hastings Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Growth Rate range of mean winter daily growth rates estimated by changes in snout-vent length for 2 years; snout-vent length range, 33.0 - 36.5 mm mm/d Female Juvenile 6-14 animals/yr Hastings Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey

Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)

Citation:

Home range, growth, and population density of Uta stansburiana in Arizona

Author(s)
Parker, William S.
Pages
135-139
Year
Issue
2
Volume
8
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate 0.58 growth rate estimated by increase in snout-vent length (mm), snout-vent length range 50-58mm mm/mo Male Not Reported 22 Phoenix South Mountain, Maricopa county Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

The life and demography of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana

Author(s)
Tinkle, Donald W.
Pages
1 - 182
Year
Volume
132
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate range of average male and female growth rates, based on increases in snout-vent length mm/d Both Male and Female Hatchling 418 - 496/sex Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate range of average male and female growth rates, based on increases in snout-vent length mm/d Both Male and Female Hatchling 35-72/sex Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate range of average male and female growth rates, based on increases in snout-vent length (40-49 mm) mm/d Both Male and Female Adult 17-21/sex Exposure Factor Datasets

Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana)

Citation:

Ecology of the island night lizard, Xantusia riversiana, on Santa Barbara Island, California

Author(s)
Fellers, Gary M. and Charles A. Drost
Pages
28-78
Year
Volume
5
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error
Growth Rate 0.005 increase in snout-vent length (90-100 mm size class) mm/d Not Reported Not Reported Santa Barbara Island Exposure Factor Datasets 12.4 yr 0.004 SE
Citation:

Ecology and energetics of the island night lizard, Xantusia riversiana, on San Clemente Island, California

Author(s)
Mautz, William J.
Pages
417-428
Publisher
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific
Growth Rate 0.05 increase in snout-vent length during 1st yr mm/d Both Male and Female 14 San Clemente Island Exposure Factor Datasets 0-1 yr
Growth Rate 0.03 increase in snout-vent length during 2nd yr mm/d Both Male and Female 12 San Clemente Island Exposure Factor Datasets 1-2 yr

Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla formerly Hyla regilla)

Citation:

Growth, dispersal and survival of the Pacific tree frog

Author(s)
Jameson, David L.
Pages
25-29
Year
Volume
1956
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate range of average increase in snout-vent length for 7 size classes (snout vent length; 28.0 - 35.9 mm) mm/yr Not Reported Adult 13 - 52 Washington County Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate 2 increase in snout-vent length mm/wk Not Reported Juvenile 30 Washington County Exposure Factor Datasets

Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

Citation:

Growth and behavior of a litter of captive long-tailed weasels

Author(s)
Sanderson, Glen C.
Pages
412-415
Year
Volume
30
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight (g) vs estimated age (d) g/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 7 captured at Delta, Manitoba, Canada Exposure Factor Datasets 35 - 100 d Laboratory

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Citation:

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Author(s)
Mirarchi, Ralph E. and Thomas S. Baskett
Pages
1-32
Publisher
The Academy of Natural Sciences; Philadelphia PA: The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Growth Rate review Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA, MEXICO, USA
Citation:

Crop milk and clutch size in mourning doves

Author(s)
Blockstein, David E.
Pages
11-25
Year
Issue
1
Volume
101
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate see figures growth rates of nestling weight, body length, wing chord, tail length, 6th primary Both Male and Female Nestling 178 birds J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Citation:

Intraspecific variation in body size, metabolic rate, and reproduction of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Author(s)
Earle, Michael and D. M. Lavigne
Pages
381-388
Year
Issue
2
Volume
68
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Growth Rate range of mean neonatal growth rate from 3 sites g/d Both Male and Female Neonate 15-25 adults captured at Milk River, Alberta [lat., 49^o07'N; long., 111^o45'W] and Sydney, British Columbia, Canada [lat., 48^o43'N; long., 123^o20'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Breeding by Peromyscus in seasonal environments

Author(s)
Millar, John S., F.B. Wille and Stuart L. Iverson
Pages
719-727
Year
Issue
4
Volume
57
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate range of mean daily weight gains from birth to 30 days g/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 5-45/time Exposure Factor Datasets 0-30 d Laboratory

Desert Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. stejnegeri)

Citation:

Density, growth and home range of the lizard Uta stansburiana steinegeri in southern Dona Ana county, New Mexico

Author(s)
Worthington, Richard D. and Edward R. Arvizo
Pages
124-128
Year
Issue
2
Volume
33
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate 0.034 increase in snout-vent length, initial snout-vent length range, 48-53 mm mm/d Female Not Reported 10 Dona Ana county [lat., 31^o47'10" N; long., 106^o35'05"W], (elev., 1250m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate 0.028 increase in snout-vent length, initial snout-vent length range, 41-46 mm mm/d Male Not Reported 10 Dona Ana county [lat., 31^o47'10" N; long., 106^o35'05"W], (elev., 1250m) Exposure Factor Datasets

California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. infernalis)

Citation:

Diet and growth in juveniles of the garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis and Thamnophis radix radix

Author(s)
Scudder, Roy M. and Gordon M. Burghardt
Pages
74-85
Year
Volume
51
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate increase in body mass on earthworm or mosquitofish diets g/d Not Reported Juvenile 13 captive-born to female from Humboldt County Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 4 mo Laboratory

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)

Citation:

An age-structured demographic model for endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat

Author(s)
Price, Mary V. and Patrick A. Kelly
Pages
810-821
Year
Volume
8
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Growth Rate 19.00 (20-29g); 8.82 (30-39g); 8.80 (40-49g); 0.94 (60-69g) mass specific growth rates pooled by sex and site expressed as change in body mass per mo for 4 weight classes (20-69g) g/mo Both Male and Female Not Reported 1-125/site and sex Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

Growth and development of Dipodomys stephensi

Author(s)
Lackey, James A.
Pages
624-632
Year
Volume
48
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure relating body weight or length to age g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 63 d Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. borealis), Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. maniculatus)

Citation:

Growth of seasonal generations in three natural populations of Peromyscus

Author(s)
Gyug, Les W., and John S. Millar
Pages
510-514
Year
Issue
3
Volume
59
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Countries
Growth Rate see citation figures of weight versus age (20-90d) Male Both Adults and Juveniles 90 - 363 Heart Lake Biological Station, Northwest Territories and Pinawa, Manitoba Exposure Factor Datasets 20 - 90 d CANADA

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Citation:

Behavior and ecology of the American Kestrel in the Sierra Nevada of California

Author(s)
Balgooyen, Thomas G.
Year
Volume
103
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Growth Rate y = 8.89 + 7.33x growth rate from day 3-16 Male Nestling Not Reported Sagehen Creek Field Station Exposure Factor Datasets Nevada, Sierra
Growth Rate y = 7.77 + 7.44x growth rate from day 3-16 Female Nestling Not Reported Sagehen Creek Field Station Exposure Factor Datasets Nevada, Sierra

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Citation:

The effect of El Nino on pup development in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus); I. Early postnatal growth

Author(s)
Boness, D. J., O. T. Oftedal,and K. A. Ono
Pages
173-179
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error
Growth Rate 0.132 pre-el Nino; 0-2 months kg/d Not Reported Pup 32 San Nicolas Island Exposure Factor Datasets 0-2 months 0.007 SE
Growth Rate 0.101 pups 0-2 months old; El Nino 1983; kg/d Not Reported Pup 30 San Nicolas Island Exposure Factor Datasets 0-2 months 0.007 SE
Growth Rate 0.125 post el Nino 1984 kg/d Not Reported Pup 32 San Nicolas Island Exposure Factor Datasets 0-2 months 0.007SE
Growth Rate 0.130 2 years post el nino (1985); 0-2 months kg/d Not Reported Pup 38 San Nicolas Island Exposure Factor Datasets 0-2 months 0.006 SE
Citation:

The effect of El Nino on pup development in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) II: Milk intake

Author(s)
Iverson, S. J., O.T. Oftedal and D.J. Boness
Pages
180-184
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error
Growth Rate 107.5 daily weight gain during 1st mo of life g/d Male Pup 4 San Nicolas Island Exposure Factor Datasets 5-30 d 5.74 SE
Growth Rate 95.0 daily weight gain during 1st mo of life g/d Female Pup 4 San Nicolas Island Exposure Factor Datasets 5-30 d 11.75 SE

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Citation:

A comparative study of growth and development of the kangaroo rats, Dipodomys deserti stephens and Dipodomys merriami mearns

Author(s)
Butterworth, Bernard B.
Pages
127-139
Year
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of changes in weight over time g Not Reported Juvenile 4 litters adults captured at Alpine Butte, Los Angeles County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 140 d Laboratory
Citation:

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

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M. and Alice Eastlake Chew
Pages
1-20
Year
Issue
1
Volume
40
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate see citation figure of changes in weight over time Both Male and Female Juvenile 90 San Simon Valley, Portal (elev., 1370 m) Exposure Factor Datasets

Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris)

Citation:

Growth and development of the little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris

Author(s)
Hayden, P. and J.J. Gambino
Pages
187-197
Year
Volume
30
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight at various ages (0 - 60 d) with calculated instantaneous growth rates g Not Reported Juvenile 26 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Valley Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. fitchi)

Citation:

Intrapopulation variation in ecological energetics of the garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis, with analysis of the precision of doubly labeled water measurements

Author(s)
Peterson, Charles C., B. Michael Walton and Albert F. Bennett
Pages
333-349
Year
Volume
71
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Growth Rate 3.1 average increase in % of mean body mass per day % Both Male and Female Adult 78 Eagle Lake (elev., 1800 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Lassen

California Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus formerly Bufo boreas ssp. halophilus)

Citation:

The role of behavioral thermoregulation in the growth energetics of the toad, Bufo boreas

Author(s)
Lillywhite, Harvey B.
Pages
375-383
Year
Issue
2
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of weight increase in juvenile toads maintained at various temperatures Not Reported Juvenile 9-11 animals/group Exposure Factor Datasets one-yr or newly metamorphosed Laboratory

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia sila formerly Gambelia silus)

Citation:

Growth and reproduction in two closely related species of leopard lizards, Gambelia silus and Gambelia wislizenii

Author(s)
Tollestrup, Kristine
Pages
1-20
Year
Issue
1
Volume
108
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties
Growth Rate 11.8 increase in snout-vent length before retreat in Oct. mm/mo Both Male and Female Hatchling 2 Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills Exposure Factor Datasets Kern, Kings, Tulare
Growth Rate increase in snout-vent length for juvenile to 9 mo period mm/mo Both Male and Female Juvenile 7 Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills Exposure Factor Datasets Kern, Kings, Tulare
Growth Rate 3.4 increase in snout-vent length from 8 to 12 mo mm/mo Male 3 Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills Exposure Factor Datasets 8 - 12 mo Kern, Kings, Tulare
Growth Rate 1.6 increase in snout-vent length from 8 to 12 mo mm/mo Female 2 Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills Exposure Factor Datasets 8 - 12 mo Kern, Kings, Tulare
Growth Rate 2.0 increase in snout-vent length mm/mo Male Adult 36 Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills Exposure Factor Datasets Kern, Kings, Tulare

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Citation:

Growth analysis of a female great horned owl in central Ohio

Author(s)
Springer, Mark A.
Pages
218-221
Year
Issue
6
Volume
50
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate 0.1900 growth constant based on logistic growth equation Female Nestling 1 owl Delaware County Exposure Factor Datasets

Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus formerly Charadrius alexandrinus)

Citation:

Breeding biology of a kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrius) population in an inland saline lake

Author(s)
Fraga, Rosendo M., and Juan A. Amat
Pages
69-85
Year
Issue
1
Volume
43
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Growth Rate 0.105 growth rate g/day per g body mass Both Male and Female Juvenile 42 Fuente de Piedra lake, s. Spain Exposure Factor Datasets SPAIN

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Citation:

Brood size and chick position as factors influencing feeding frequency, growth, and survival of nestling double-crested cormorants, Phalacrocorax auritus

Author(s)
Leger, Claire and Raymond McNeil
Pages
351-361
Year
Issue
3
Volume
101
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate 0.120 rate of growth from hatch to fledge Not Reported Juvenile 33 chicks Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.017 SD
Citation:

Growth, body components and energy content of nestling double-crested cormorants

Author(s)
Dunn, Erica H.
Pages
431-438
Year
Volume
77
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate 0.208 K; index of rate at which asymptotic weight is being gained Not Reported Nestling 1-52/sample day Duck Island, Isle of Shoals Exposure Factor Datasets

Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. exilis)

Citation:

Observations on the natural history of the Fresno kangaroo rat

Author(s)
Culbertson, A.E.
Pages
189-193
Year
Volume
27
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate 2.5 (0d); 5.0 (10d); 9.0 (17d); 16.9 (33d); 19.1 (40d) body weight at various ages (0-40d) g Not Reported Juvenile 1 Exposure Factor Datasets 0-40d Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. borealis)

Citation:

Life cycle characteristics of northern Peromyscus maniculatus borealis

Author(s)
Millar, J.S.
Pages
510-515
Year
Issue
4
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Condition Error Lab
Growth Rate 0.36 average growth between birth and weaning. g/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 57 Original pairs trapped at Heart Lake, Northwest Territories Exposure Factor Datasets 0-21 d Nursing 0.01 SE Laboratory
Citation:

Demographic and life cycle characteristics of montane deer mice

Author(s)
Millar, John S. and Duncan G. Innes
Pages
574-585
Year
Issue
3
Volume
61
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Countries Error Lab
Growth Rate 0.27 difference in weight of newly emerged young between 1st and 2nd capture/ time interval (4-11d) g/d Male Juvenile 31 Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.06 SE
Growth Rate 0.22 difference in weight of newly emerged young between 1st and 2nd capture/ time interval (4-11d) g/d Female Juvenile 30 Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.05 SE
Growth Rate 0.34 g/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 33 adults captured at Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 24 d Laboratory
Growth Rate 0.20 g/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 47 adults captured at Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets 24 - 40 d 0.05 SE Laboratory

San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. mutica)

Citation:

Life history of the San Joaquin kit fox

Author(s)
Morrell, Stephen
Pages
162-174
Year
Issue
3
Volume
58
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Growth Rate growth rate observed in repeatedly trapped pups lb/month Both Male and Female Pup Not Reported Buena Vista Valley Exposure Factor Datasets Kern

Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) formerly Rana aurora ssp. aurora

Citation:

Reproduction and development of the red-legged frog, Rana aurora, in northwestern Washington

Author(s)
Brown, Herbert A.
Pages
241-252
Year
Issue
4
Volume
49
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate 0.62 average growth rate (total length) from stages 23-30 mm/d Not Reported Tadpole Not Reported Lake Louise Wildlife Sanctuary, Bellingham, Whatcom county (elev., 120m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate 0.99 average growth rate (total length) from stages 30-39 mm/d Not Reported Tadpole Not Reported Lake Louise Wildlife Sanctuary, Bellingham, Whatcom county (elev., 120m) Exposure Factor Datasets

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Citation:

Weight growth of young double-crested cormorants in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec

Author(s)
Desgranges, Jean-Luc
Pages
79-86
Year
Volume
5
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Growth Rate 90.5 growth rate during maximum growth phase g/day Both Male and Female Nestling 65 chicks St. Lawrence estuary Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.8 SE

Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)

Citation:

Patterns of growth and movements in a population of Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis (caudata: plethodontidae) in the Sierra Nevada, California

Author(s)
Staub, N.L., C.W. Brown and D.B. Wake
Pages
593-599
Year
Issue
4
Volume
29
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Growth Rate 0.005 changes in snout-vent length measured between recaptures (>1000d) mm/d Male Adult Not Reported Calaveras Big Trees State Park (elev., 1400m) Exposure Factor Datasets Calaveras 0.0049

Eastern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. columbianum)

Citation:

Life history characteristics of populations of the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) from different altitudes

Author(s)
Howard, James H. and Richard L. Wallace
Pages
361-373
Year
Volume
113
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Growth Rate increase in snout-vent length mm/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 223 Lindsey Creek, Perce County (elev., 420m) Exposure Factor Datasets

Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii), Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Citation:

Patterns of growth and movements in a population of Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis (caudata: plethodontidae) in the Sierra Nevada, California

Author(s)
Staub, N.L., C.W. Brown and D.B. Wake
Pages
593-599
Year
Issue
4
Volume
29
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Countries Error
Growth Rate 0.092 change in snout-vent length measured between recaptures (>1000d) mm/d Female Adult Not Reported Calaveras Big Trees State Park (elev., 1400m) Exposure Factor Datasets Calaveras USA 0.0071

California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Citation:

The annual cycle of the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Tomich, P. Quentin
Pages
213-282
Year
Volume
65
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight changes over time g/d Both Male and Female 6 litters Exposure Factor Datasets 0-50 d Laboratory
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