Nutritional quality of natural foods of juvenile and adult desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium digestibility. - Dataset 50293

Citation
Nutritional quality of natural foods of juvenile and adult desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium digestibility.
Species Name
Gopherus agassizi (Desert Tortoise)
Scientfic Name Search
Gopherus agassizi (Desert Tortoise)
Common Name Search
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Exposure Endpoint Type
Growth Rate
Sex
NR
Life Cycle Stage
Both Adults and Juveniles
California Counties
Los Angeles
State(s), province(s), or territories
CA
Countries
USA
Dataset PK
50293
Endpoint Description
Voluntary consumption of A. hymenoides grass
Sample Size
10
Endpoint Value
-0.045
Error
0.038
Units
% mass change/day
Specific Location
University of California, Los Angeles
Age-Specific
0.5-1.5 y old
Remarks
Voluntary intake by captive-bred tortoises

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