四爪陆龟生长的研究——Ⅰ.四爪陆龟异速生长的初步分析(英文)STUDIES ON THE GROWTH OF TESTUDO HORSFIELDI Ⅰ.PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ALLOMETRIC EQUATION
张富春,许山,杜新峰,许设科
摘要(Abstract):
四爪陆龟是我国仅分布于新疆霍城县境内、数量稀少、属国家一级保护的珍贵野生动物。对四爪陆龟体重和背板长度测量数据的研究,确立两变量呈幂函数关系,利用生物数学中的异速生长定律研究四爪陆龟的生长所得到的异速生长方程y=18.84x~(0.35)(r=0.97 n=31),其中雄性个体异速生长方程为:y=20.82x~(0.29)(r=0.81 n=15),雌性个体异速生长方程为:y=14.16x~(0.36)(r=0.99 n=16)。陆龟属不同种间异速生长方程比较,表明陆龟各个种的异速生长为低速生长,体现了同属生长速率的一致性。
关键词(KeyWords): 四爪陆龟;异速生长方程;测量;体重;背板长度;新疆
基金项目(Foundation): 国家自然科学基金
作者(Author): 张富春,许山,杜新峰,许设科
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