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Gopherus agassizii

Known as: Gopherus agassizi, Gopherus polyphemus agassizii, desert tortoise 
National Institutes of Health

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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… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Translocation as a conservation tool: site fidelity and movement of repatriated gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
Efforts to evaluate the efficacy of translocation as a conservation tool have mostly been inadequate, particularly for reptiles… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
HEMATOLOGY AND PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE RANGE VALUES FOR FREE-RANGING DESERT TORTOISES IN ARIZONA
Baseline values and ranges for 10 hematologic and 32 plasma chemistry parameters were analyzed for 36 free-ranging Sonoran desert… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Seasonal changes in sex and adrenal steroid hormones of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus).
We sampled a population of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) from May to October 1997 to determine seasonal cycles of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Respiratory and Pharyngo-Esophageal Iridovirus Infection in a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
A free-living adult male gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) was found on Sanibel Island, Florida (USA), on 18 February 1992… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Growth and Sexual Dimorphism of Gopherus Polyphemus in Central Florida
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT TORTOISE (Xerobates agassizi): ANATOMY AND APPLICATION
Ultrasonographic examinations were performed on healthy California desert tortoises to evaluate the utility of the anatomic… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Histology and functional morphology of the female reproductive tract of the tortoise Gopherus polyphemus.
The oviducts of 25 tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) were examined by using histology and scanning electron microscopy to determine… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Hematology and serum chemistry of the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Heating and cooling rates in four species of turtles.
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