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Proceedings of the 1993 Annual Symposium

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Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Symposium 1993
Avery, Harold W. Nutritional ecology of the desert tortoise consuming native versus exotic desert plants. p. 2.

Avery, Harold W., and Alexander G. Neibergs. Interactions of range cattle and desert tortoises at Ivanpah Valley, California: 1993 field observations. p. 3.

Bailey, Scott J., Cecil R. Schwalbe, and Charles H. Lowe. Winter sheltersite use in a Sonoran desert tortoise population. p. 21.

Berry, Kristin H., Michael N. Weinstein, Gilbert O. Goodlett, Glenn C. Goodlett, and A. Peter Woodman. Desert tortoise abundance and quantitative measures of human use in the Rand Mountains, Fremont Valley, and Spangler Hills. pp. 62-63.

Berry, Kristin H., Michael N. Weinstein, Fred Turner, David Randall, and Gary White. The Goffs population model revisited: new data and new models. p. 22.

Boarman, William I., Marc Sazaki, Gilbert O. Goodlett, Glenn C. Goodlett, Tracy Okamoto, and W. Bryan Jennings. Tortoise behavior: highways, fences, and preserve design. p. 64.

Boarman, William I. Status of the Bureau of Land Management's raven management and experimental removal program. p. 65.

Boland, Stephen P., and Scott D. Hart. Home range and movements of Sonoran Desert tortoises. p. 66.

Brooks, Mathew L. A comparison of the plant and rodent communities inside to those outside the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Kern County, California. pp. 4-8.

Brown, Mary B., Isabella M. Schumacher, Paul A. Klein, Terrie Correll, and Elliot R. Jacobson. Mycoplasma agassizii causes upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise, a threatened species. p. 50.

Bulova, Susan. Burrow use by desert tortoises, (Gopherus agassizii): social factors. pp. 23-25.

Christopher, M. M., Ken A. Nagy, Ian R. Wallace, Brian T. Henen, Charles C. Peterson, J. K. Klassen, and Kristin H. Berry. Laboratory health profiles of free-ranging desert tortoises in California: evaluation of physiologic and pathologic alterations. pp. 51-52.

DeFalco, Leslie A., and Todd C. Esque. Social interactions of desert tortoises at two sites in the northeast Mojave Desert. p. 26.

Esque, Todd C., Leslie A. DeFalco, and C. R. Tracy. Foraging and diet selection in desert tortoises: annual update on research in the northeast Mojave Desert of Arizona and Utah. pp. 9-13.

Freilich, Jerry, and Bob Moon. Surveying tortoise at Joshua Tree National Monument: results of two seasons' work on kilometer square plots. pp. 67-78.

Garner, Michael, Bruce Homer, Elliot R. Jacobson, Rose Raskin, Betty J. Hall, and Wayne A. Weis. Evaluation of bone marrow from desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). pp. 53-54.

Grumbles, Janice S., Linda C. Zimmerman, David C. Rostal, Robert H. George, and Michael P. O'Conner. Variations in upper respiratory tract disease at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: occurrence, hematologic, and biochemical parameters. p. 55.

Hart, Scott D. Demographics of three desert tortoise populations. pp. 27-36.

Howland, Jeffrey M., and A. Peter Woodman. A summary of Sonoran desert tortoise population monitoring in Arizona. p. 37.

Jacobson, Elliot R., Terrie Correll, Virginia Skinner, Jean Voshall, Mary B. Brown, Paul A. Kline, Isabella M. Schumacher, and Bobby R. Collins. Transmission studies with upper respiratory tract disease of the desert tortoise: setting up the experimental challenge groups. p. 56.

Jennings, W. Bryan. Foraging ecology of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the western Mojave Desert, California. p. 14.

Jennings, W. Bryan. The importance of washes and washlets to desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the western Mojave Desert. p. 79.

Jones, K. Bruce. Land-use practices: do they affect different-sized tortoises in similar ways? pp. 80-88.

Kiester, Ross. Conservation lessons from global patterns of turtle diversity. p. 89.

Kiester, Ross. A 25-year study of three-toed box turtle population dynamics. p. 38.

Klemens, Michael W. Status and exploitation of the pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) in Tanzania. pp. 39-40.

Krzysik, Anthony J. Statistical validity and desert tortoise density estimates: the problems of 100% sampling and statistical power. p.41 .

Mullen, Edward, and Patrick Ross. Health and condition index of relocated tortoises: feasibility of relocating tortoises as a successful mitigation tool. pp. 90-108.

Murray, Roy C., and Cecil R. Schwalbe. Methods for monitoring Sonoran populations of the desert tortoise. p. 42.

Niblick, Hope A., David Rostal, and Thomas Klassen. Role of male-male interaction and female choice in the mating system of the desert tortoise. p. 43.

O'Connor, Michael P., Janice S. Grumbles, Robert H. George, Linda C. Zimmerman, and James R. Spotila. Hematological and biochemical indicators of stress in free-ranging desert tortoises and captive tortoises exposed to a hydric stress gradient. p. 57.

O'Connor, Michael P., Linda C. Zimmerman, Douglas E. Ruby, Susan Bulova, and James R. Spotila. Home range size and movements of desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, in the eastern Mojave Desert. p. 109.

Oftedal, Olav T., P. S. Barboza, D. E. Ullrey, M. E. Allen, J. C. Keene, and D. L. Freitas. Nutritional constraints associated with desert plants in the eastern Mojave. p. 15.

Peterson, Charles C. The desert tortoise: adapted xerophile or tenuous relic. p. 44.

Pond, Darlene. Northern Nevada tortoise adoption program - a baptismal by fire. pp. 110-112.

Ross, Patrick. Terrain use and movement of relocated desert tortoises: feasibility of relocating tortoises as a mitigation tool. p. 113.

Rostal, David C., Janice S. Grumbles, Valentine A. Lance, and James R. Spotila. Non-lethal sexing techniques for hatchling and immature desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). p. 46.

Rostal, David C., Valentine A. Lance, Janice S. Grumbles, and Allison C. Alberts. Seasonal reproductive cycle of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the eastern Mojave Desert. p. 45.

Ruby, Douglas E., and Hope A. Niblick. A behavioral inventory of the desert tortoise: development of an ethogram. p. 47.

Ruby, Douglas E., James R. Spotila, Stacia K. Martin, and Stanley Kemp. Behavioral responses to barriers by desert tortoises: implications for wildlife management. p.115 .

Ruby, Douglas E., Linda C. Zimmerman, Susan Bulova, Christopher Salice, Michael P. O'Conner, and James R. Spotila. Behavioral responses and time allocation differences in tortoises exposed to environmental stress in semi-natural enclosures. p. 114.

Schumacher, Isabella M., Mary B. Brown, Elliot R. Jacobson, Kristin H. Berry, Brian T. Henen, Kenneth A. Nagy, Ian R. Wallis, and Paul A. Klein. Mycoplasma agassizii - specific antibodies in desert tortoises from Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Goffs, and Ivanpah. p. 58.

Sloane, Sid, and Phil Medica. Nevada status report: desert tortoise management on public lands. p. 116.

Snider, John R. Foraging ecology of the Sonoran Desert tortoise, 1992 annual report. p. 15.

Spotila, James R., L. C. Zimmerman, Christopher A. Binkley, David C. Rostal, Jr. Albert List, Janice S. Grumbles, Eva C. Beyer, Kelly M. Phillips, and Stanley J. Kemp. Effects of incubation conditions on sex determination, hatching success, and growth of hatchling desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). p. 48.

Trachy, Suzanne, and Vanessa M. Dickinson. Use areas and sheltersite characteristics of Sonoran Desert tortoises: 1992 progress report. pp. 117-147.

Van Devender, Thomas R., Howard E. Lawler, and Elizabeth Wirt. Preliminary study of desert tortoise (Xerobates agassizii) diet in the northeastern Sonoran Desert. p. 17.

Wallis, Ian R., Kenneth A. Nagy, B. S. Wilson, Brian T. Henen, Charles C. Peterson, C. Meienberger, and I. A. Girard. Health, physiology, and mortality in desert tortoises in California from 1989 to 1991. p. 59.

Wirt, Elizabeth B. Sapium biloculare (Mexican jumping bean) as a probable cause of mortality for Gopherus agassizii (desert tortoise) in the Maricopa Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona. p. 18.

Woodman, A. Peter, and Jeffrey M. Howland. Comparisons of size class structures, growth rates, and recruitment of Sonoran and Mojave desert tortoises. p. 49.

Woodman, A. Peter, and Jeffrey M. Howland. Mortality rates and health of Sonoran desert tortoises. p. 60.

Zimmerman, Linda C., Michael P. O'Conner, Susan Bulova, James R. Spotila, S. Kemp, and G. Salice. Thermoregulation by desert tortoises in the eastern Mojave Desert: seasonal patterns of operative and body temperatures. p. 61.

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