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DOI	10.33256/hj30.4.177188
	Micro-geographic variation in burrow use of Agassiz's desert tortoises in the Sonoran Desert of California
	Cummings, Kristy; Lovich, Jeffrey E.; Puffer, Shellie R.; Arundel, Terence R.; Brundige, Kathleen D.
通讯作者	Cummings, K
来源期刊	HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL
ISSN	0268-0130
出版年	2020
卷号	30 期号:4 页码:177-188
英文摘要	Little has been published regarding the burrowing habits of Agassiz's desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Sonoran Desert of California. We monitored the interactions of tortoises with their burrows, and other tortoises, via radio-telemetry at two nearby sites between the Cottonwood and Orocopia Mountains, from 2015-2018. We examined how annual cycles of drought and non-drought years, behaviourally affected how tortoises use their burrows (i.e., burrow fidelity, cohabitation, and location), including the timing of the tortoise brumation period. Burrow locations were strongly dependent on local geology and topography, with a tendency to orientate in conformance with the general aspect of the landscape. The timing of brumation was similar to records for G. agassizii throughout their range (with a few exceptions). There was no difference in the estimated number of burrows used per 30 days between the active seasons (2017 and 2018) at the Orocopia site, despite the occurrence of drought in 2018.
英文关键词	Gopherus agassizii Mojave Desert hibernation brumation drought
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000577187800001
WOS关键词	GOPHERUS-AGASSIZII ; MOJAVE DESERT ; HABITAT USE ; POPULATION ; REGION ; WATER ; TEMPERATURE ; VERTEBRATES ; MOVEMENT ; PATTERNS
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
来源机构	United States Geological Survey
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/326750
作者单位	[Cummings, Kristy; Lovich, Jeffrey E.; Puffer, Shellie R.; Arundel, Terence R.] US Geol Survey, Southwest Biol Sci Ctr, 2255 North Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA; [Brundige, Kathleen D.] Coachella Valley Conservat Commiss, 73-710 Fred Waring Dr,Suite 200, Palm Desert, CA 92260 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cummings, Kristy,Lovich, Jeffrey E.,Puffer, Shellie R.,et al. Micro-geographic variation in burrow use of Agassiz's desert tortoises in the Sonoran Desert of California[J]. United States Geological Survey,2020,30(4):177-188.
APA	Cummings, Kristy,Lovich, Jeffrey E.,Puffer, Shellie R.,Arundel, Terence R.,&Brundige, Kathleen D..(2020).Micro-geographic variation in burrow use of Agassiz's desert tortoises in the Sonoran Desert of California.HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL,30(4),177-188.
MLA	Cummings, Kristy,et al."Micro-geographic variation in burrow use of Agassiz's desert tortoises in the Sonoran Desert of California".HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL 30.4(2020):177-188.