Foods of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Arizona and Utah
Hansen RM, Johnson MK, Van Devender TR. 1976. Foods of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Arizona and Utah. Herpetologica. 32(3):247-251
The diet of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) was determined from three areas at the base of the Grand Wash Cliffs above Lake Mead, Arizona, from an area in the New Water Mountains, Arizona, and from the central Beaver Dam Wash, Utah. Foxtail brome, globemallow, slim tridens and threeawn made up > 80% of the tortoise diets from the Grand Canyon areas. Threeawn, slim tridens, bush muhly and slender janusia made up > 90% of the diets from the New Water Mountains. Foxtail brome and redstem filaree made up > 80% of the tortoise diets from the Beaver Dam Wash area.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hansen, Richard; Johnson, Mark; Van Devender, Thomas
- Units
- LAKE
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Arizona, Distribution (Biodiversity), Gopherus agassizii, Nevada, Presence (Biodiversity), Reptilia (Reptiles), Taxa Links To References, Testudinidae (Tortoises), Threatened Species, Wildlife Habitat