Growth and Carapacial Colour Variation of the Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki, in Northern Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKabigumila, Jonathan D.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-15T20:48:38Z
dc.date.available2016-06-15T20:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00237.x/fullen_US
dc.description.abstractObservations were made of growth rate and variation in colour pattern of the leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis babcocki) in northern Tanzania between October 1993 and June 1996. Growth rate differed significantly between tortoises, with immature animals (6.9 ± 1.4 mm month−1) and females (5.7 ± 1.3 mm month−1) exhibiting higher rates of growth than adult animals (2.9 ± 0.8 mm month−1) and males (3.2 ± 1.1 mm month−1), respectively. The faster growth rate in immature animals suggested that growth rate declined with age. The difference in growth rates between the sexes was ascribed to sexual dimorphism, adult females being larger and therefore growing faster than males.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKabigumila, J., 2000. Growth and carapacial colour variation of the leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis babcocki, in northern Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 38(3), pp.217-223.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00237.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2449
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectColour variationen_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.subjectLeopard tortoiseen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleGrowth and Carapacial Colour Variation of the Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki, in Northern Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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