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Turtle
Known as:
Turtles
, tortoise
, tortoises
Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell…
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Order Chelonia
Reptiles
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Sea Turtles
Terrapins
Testudinidae
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2010
2010
SAMPLING CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPROVING HOME RANGE ESTIMATES OF DESERT TORTOISES: EFFECTS OF ESTIMATOR, SAMPLING REGIME, AND SEX
Meagan L. Harless
,
A. Walde
,
D. Delaney
,
L. Pater
,
W. Hayes
2010
Corpus ID: 21735031
Home range estimation as a measure of spatial utilization is an important tool in the management of wildlife. Operational methods…
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2010
2010
Defining population structure for the Mojave desert tortoise
Bridgette E. Hagerty
,
C. Tracy
Conservation Genetics
2010
Corpus ID: 23596038
We used highly variable microsatellite markers to identify population structure, movement, and biological boundaries for…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts
M. Brooks
,
T. Esque
2002
Corpus ID: 82443812
2002
2002
Distance sampling for Sonoran Desert tortoises
D. Swann
,
Roy C. Averill‐Murray
,
C. Schwalbe
2002
Corpus ID: 53000108
We used line transects and distance sampling in combination with radiotelemetry to estimate density of a desert tortoise…
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1997
1997
Genetic Delineation of Management Units for the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Northeastern Mojave Desert
H. Britten
,
B. Riddle
,
P. Brussard
,
R. Marlow
,
Thomas E. Lee
1997
Corpus ID: 87408317
Blood samples from 236 desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, representing 15 sites in northeastern Mojave Desert (Nevada, Utah…
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1995
1995
Desert tortoises in the Mojave and Colorado deserts
K. Berry
,
P. Medica
1995
Corpus ID: 131077414
1994
1994
Ingestion of bones, stones and soil by desert tortoises
T. Esque
,
E. L. Peters
1994
Corpus ID: 53706919
We used field observations and radiographs to document that desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) ingest soil and stones. The…
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1993
1993
Diets and food preferences of two South African tortoises Geochelone pardalis and Psammobates oculifer
Magda Rall
1993
Corpus ID: 82057688
The diet and plant species preferences of two sympatric tortoises, the mountain tortoise Geochelone partialis and serrated…
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1986
1986
Radioimmunoassay of pineal 5-methoxytryptophol in different species: comparison with pineal melatonin content.
D. Skene
,
I. Smith
,
J. Arendt
Journal of Endocrinology
1986
Corpus ID: 25611798
A sensitive, specific, reproducible and practical radioimmunoassay for the determination of 5-methoxytryptophol (ML) in pineal…
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Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The origin of the glucose dependent increase in the potential difference across the tortoise small intestine
E. M. Wright
Journal of Physiology
1966
Corpus ID: 26117334
1. Experiments were carried out to investigate the origin of the glucose dependent increase in the potential difference (p.d…
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