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Genus Gopherus

Known as: Gopherus 
National Institutes of Health

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2016
2016
Host contact and shedding patterns clarify variation in pathogen exposure and transmission in threatened tortoise Gopherus agassizii: implications for disease modelling and management.
Most directly transmitted infections require some form of close contact between infectious and susceptible hosts to spread. Often… 
2013
2013
Relative abundance and demographic structure of Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) along roads of varying size and traffic volume
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz’s land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) with the description of a new species, and its consequences for conservation
Abstract We investigate a cornucopia of problems associated with the identity of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Cooper… 
2011
2011
Fine-Scale Analysis Reveals Cryptic Landscape Genetic Structure in Desert Tortoises
Characterizing the effects of landscape features on genetic variation is essential for understanding how landscapes shape… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Survival at Two Eastern Mojave Desert Sites: Death by Short-Term Drought?
Abstract Survival of adult Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) appears related to site-specific variation in precipitation and… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Seasonality in plasma thyroxine in the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii.
To characterize seasonal changes in thyroid function in a terrestrial reptile, thyroid hormones were measured over a period of 2… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mining and exploitation of natural mineral deposits by the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
DRINKING AND CONSTRUCTION OF WATER CATCHMENTS BY THE DESERT TORTOISE, GOPHERUS AGASSIZII, IN THE MOJAVE DESERT
Desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, generally were active in the spring and fall. They often became active during and after… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Excretion of urate salts by reptiles.
  • John E. Minnich
  • Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A…
  • 1972
  • Corpus ID: 36736071
1966
1966
Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii: Cutaneous Water Loss
Evaporative water loss from the integument of the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii constitutes a major proportion of the water… 
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