National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Volume 6 (2009)
Front Cover
Front Cover
Audrey Owens and J. P. Bond
Front Matter
Title Page
Sandra B. Cedarbaum, Brant C. Faircloth, Theron M. Terhune, Jeffrey J. Thompson, and John P. Carroll
Acknowledgments
Sandra B. Cedarbaum, Brant C. Faircloth, Theron M. Terhune, Jeffrey J. Thompson, and John P. Carroll
Invited Manuscripts
Integrating Management, Research, and Monitoring: Balancing the 3-Legged Stool
Michael J. Conroy and James T. Peterson
Taking the Northern Bobwhite Conservatino Initiative to the Next Level
Donald F. McKenzie
Restoring a Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Population and the Future of Predation Control
G. R. Potts
Habitat Management and Related Issues
Half-Cutting as a Management Tool to Increase Abundance of Northern Bobwhite in South Texas
Dale A. Hall and Nova J. Silvy
Testing the Value of Prickly Pear Cactus as a Nest-Predator Deterrent for Northern Bobwhite
Fidel Hernandez, Scott E. Henke, Nova J. Silvy, and Dale Rollins
The Shepherd Project: A Case Study of Private Management for Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in Montana
Bruce Kania and Frank Stewart
Impact of Game Crops Intensification and Hunting Management on Red-Legged Partridge
Fancoise Ponce-Boutin, Jean-Francois Mathon, and Tanguy Le Brun
Effects of Two Burn Scales on Northern Bobwhite Demographic Parameters and Home Range Size
Shane D. Wellendorf and William E. Palmer
Effect of Supplemental Feeding on Winter Diet and Body Mass of Northern Bobwhites
Ryan E. Whitelaw, William E. Palmer, Shane D. Wellendorf, and John P. Carroll
Abundance Estimation
The GWCT Partridge Count Scheme: A Volunteer-Based Monitoring and Conservation Promotion Scheme
Julie Ewald, Nevile Kingon, and Hugues Santin-Janin
Refining the Morning Covey-Call Survey to Estimate Northern Bobwhite Abundance
Joshua P. Rusk, Jason L. Scott, Fidel Hernandez, and Fred C. Bryant
Estimating Sample Sizes for Distance Sampling of Autumn Northern Bobwhite Calling Coveys
Mark D. Smith, Richard G. Hamrick, L. Wes Burger Jr., and John P. Carroll
Summer Male Call Index Relative to Nesting Chronology and Autumn Density of the Northern Bobwhite
Theron M. Terhune, Richard G. Hamrick, D. Clay Sisson, and H. Lee Stribling
Brood Ecology
Invertebrate Biomass and Richness in Various Food Plot Types in East Texas
Charles W. Anderson, R. Montague Whiting Jr., Donald R. Dietz, and Richard M. Capps
Integrating Burning and Insecticide to Reduce Fire Ant Impacts on Bobwhite Chicks
Amy Norton Johnson, C. Brad Dabbert, Robert B. Mitchell, and Harlan G. Thorvilson
Northern Bobwhite Brood Habitat Selection in South Florida
Nevena Martin, James A. Martin, and John P. Carroll
Conservation
Managing Black-throated Bobwhite for Sustainability in Belize: Preliminary Results of a Population Study
Jack Eitniear, Reynold Cal, Wilbur Martinez, Omar Fiqueroa, and John Baccus
Delineation of Gambel's Quail Habitat in the Trans-Pecos, Texas
Alfonso Ortega-Sanchez, Louis A. Harveson, Roel R. Lopez, and Michael R. Sullins
Habitat Use and Survival of the Spoted Tinamou (Nothura maculosa) in Agroecosystems in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jeffrey J. Thompson and John P. Carroll
Game Bird Genetics
Release of Pen-reared Bobwhites: Potential Consequences to the Genetic Integrity of Resident Wild Populations
Kristine O. Evans, Mark D. Smith, Loren W. Burger Jr., Rachel J. Chambers, Allan E. Houston, and Rick Carlisle
Habitat
Effects of Sex, Age, and Habitat on Northern Bobwhite Spring Dispersal Patterns
M. Patrick Cook, Richard G. Hamrick, and John P. Carroll
Usable Space Versus Food Quantity in Bobwhite Habitat Management
Douglas S. Cram, Ronald E. Masters, Fred S. Guthery, David M. Engle, and Warren G. Montague
Winter Food Habits and Preferences of Northern Bobwhites in East Texas
Donald R. Dietz Jr., R. Montague Whiting Jr., and Nancy E. Koerth
Habitat Use and Survival of Gray Partridge Pairs in Bavaria, Germany
Wolfgang Kaiser, Ilse Storch, and John P. Carroll
Effects of Timber Density on Northern Bobwhite Autumn Abundance
Ian T. Little, Shane D. Wellendorf, William E. Palmer, and John P. Carroll
Usable Space Versus Habitat Quality in Forest Management for Bobwhites
Ronald E. Masters, Fred S. Guthery, W. Russ Walsh, Douglass S. Cram, and Warren G. Montague
Influence of Habitat, Fire, and Weather on Bobwhite Abundance at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida
Brett D. Miley and Marian Lichtler
Species Visitation at Quail Feeders and Guzzlers in Southern New Mexico
Dale Rollins, Ben D. Taylor, Troy D. Sparks, Tom E. Wadell, and George Richards
Population Response of Northern Bobwhite to Field Border Management Practices in Mississippi
Mark D. Smith and L. Wes Burger Jr.
Northern Bobwhite Demographic and Population Response Following an Intensive Habitat Modification to an Agricultural Landscape
Theron M. Terhune, D. Clay Sisson, Steven Mitchell, and H. Lee Stribling
Policy and Conservation
The GWCT Grey Partridge Recovery Programme: a Species Action Plan in Action
Nicholas J. Aebischer
Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands and Ring-Necked Pheasant Abundance in Minnesota
James F. Drake, Richard O. Kimmel, J. David Smith, and Gary Oehlert
Methods for Controlling Woody Invasian into CRP Fields in Tennessee
John P. Gruchy, Craig A. Harper, and Matthew J. Gray
Long-Term Climate Trends and Northern Bobwhite Populations in South Texas
Jeffrey J. Lusk, Fred S. Guthery, Markus J. Peterson, and Stephen J. DeMaso
Hunting Success on Albany, Georgia Plantations: The Albany Quail Project's Modern Quail Management Strategy
H. Lee Stribling and D. Clay Sisson
Summary of Georgia's Bobwhite Quail Initiative 2000-2005.
Reggie E. Thackston, Chris D. Baumann, Bobby T. Bond, and Mark D. Whitney
Restocking
A Review of Gray Partridge Restocking in the UK and its Implications for the UK Biodiversity Action Plan
Stephen J. Browne, Francis Buner, and Nicholas J. Aebischer
How to Re-Introduce Gray Partridges - Conclusions from a Releasing Project in Switzerland
Francis Buner
Comparison of Survival, Productivity, Movements, and Habitat Use of Pre-Season Released Quail on Wild Northern Bobwhites on Groton Plantation, South Carolina
Derek A. Eggert, Brad S. Mueller, Lamar Robinette, and Shane D. Wellendorf
Survival and Predation
Survival and Habitat Use of Wild Pheasant Broods on Farmland in Lower Austria
Thomas H. Bliss, Brandon C. Anderson, Roger A.H. Draycott, and John P. Carroll
A Review of Crippling Loss for Northern Bobwhites
Aaron M. Haines, Fidel Hernandez, Scott E. Henke, and Ralph L. Bingham
Fate and Survival of Radio-marked Montezuma Quail
Froylan Hernandez, Eric Garza, Louis A.H. Harveson, and Clay E. Brewer
Over-winter Survival of Northern Bobwhite in Relation to Landscape Composition and Structure
R. Douglass Holt, Loren W. Burger Jr., Bruce D. Leopold, and Dave Godwin
An Evaluation of Short-term Mesocarnivore Control for Increasing Hatch Rate in Northern Bobwhites
Eddie K. Lyons, Jason Frost, Dale Rollins, and Cody Scott
Survival of Female Scaled Quail During the Breeding Season at Three Sites in the Chihuahuan Desert
Dale Rollins, Ben D. Taylor, Troy D. Sparks, Robert J. Buntyn, Scott E. Lerich, Louis A. Harveson, Tom E. Wadell, and Cody B. Scott
Survival and Causes of Mortality for Northern Bobwhites in the Southeastern USA
D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune, H. Lee Stribling, Jerald F. Sholar, and Steven D. Mitchell
Techniques
Necklace-Type Transmitter Attachment Method for Ruffed Grouse Chicks
Christopher A. Dobony, Brian W. Smith, John W. Edwards, and Thomas J. Allen
A Method for Determining Asymptotes of Home-Range Area Curves
Aaron M. Haines, Fidel Hernandez, Scott E. Henke, and Ralph L. Bingham
Total Body Electrical Conductivity for Determining Carcass Fat in Ruffed Grouse
Aaron B. Proctor and John W. Edwards
Age Determination of Pheasants (Phasianus Colchicus) using Discriminant Analysis
Maureen I.A. Woodburn, John P. Carroll, Peter A. Robertson, and Andrew N. Hoodless
Telemetry Effects
Additional Evidence Against Radio-handicapping of Northern Bobwhites
D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune, and H. Lee Stribling
Index
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Sandra B. Cedarbaum, Brant C. Faircloth, Theron M. Terhune, Jeffrey J. Thompson, and John P. Carroll
