Winter behavior of desert tortoises in southcentral Nevada

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-104

  Rautenstrauch, Kurt R ^a   Rager, Audrey L H ^a,b   Rakestraw, Danny L ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Conservation; Desert tortoise; Gopherus agassazii; Hibernation; Nevada

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BURROW; DESERT TORTOISE; DISTURBANCE; HIBERNACULUM;

NEVADA; USA; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

GOPHERUS AGASSIZII;

EID: 0031920559     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802267     Document Type: Article

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