A survey of neonicotinoid use and potential exposure to northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) in the Rolling Plains of Texas and Oklahoma

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1511-1515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uday Turaga ◽  
Steven T. Peper ◽  
Nicholas R. Dunham ◽  
Naveen Kumar ◽  
Whitney Kistler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colinus Virginianus ◽  
Northern Bobwhite ◽  
Scaled Quail ◽  
Potential Exposure ◽  
Callipepla Squamata ◽  
Rolling Plains

Infection levels of the eyeworm Oxyspirura petrowi and caecal worm Aulonocephalus pennula in the northern bobwhite and scaled quail from the Rolling Plains of Texas

2016 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Dunham ◽  
S.T. Peper ◽  
C. Downing ◽  
E. Brake ◽  
D. Rollins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Northern Bobwhite ◽  
Parasite Infection ◽  
Scaled Quail ◽  
Callipepla Squamata ◽  
Infection Dynamics ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Rolling Plains

AbstractNorthern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) have experienced chronic declines within the Rolling Plains ecoregion of Texas. Parasitic infection, which has long been dismissed as a problem in quail, has not been studied thoroughly until recently. A total of 219 northern bobwhite and 101 scaled quail from Mitchell County, Texas were captured and donated from 2014 to 2015, and examined for eyeworm (Oxyspirura petrowi) and caecal worm (Aulonocephalus pennula) infections. In 2014, bobwhites averaged 19.6 ± 1.8 eyeworms and 98.6 ± 8.2 caecal worms, and 23.5 ± 2.1 eyeworms and 129.9 ± 10.7 caecal worms in 2015. Scaled quail averaged 4.8 ± 1.0 eyeworms and 50 ± 6.8 caecal worms in 2014, and 5.7 ± 1.3 eyeworms and 38.1 ± 7.1 caecal worms in 2015. This study expands the knowledge of parasitic infection in quail inhabiting the Rolling Plains of Texas. A significant difference was documented in O. petrowi infection between species but there was no significant difference in A. pennula between quail species. No significant difference was detected in parasite infection between the sexes of both northern bobwhite and scaled quail. This study also documented the highest reported O. petrowi infection in both species of quail. Additional research is needed on the life history and infection dynamics of O. petrowi and A. pennula infections to determine if there are individual- and/or population-level implications due to parasitic infection.

Mesocestoidessp. in Wild Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata)

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 612-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley W. Kubečka ◽  
Nicole J. Traub ◽  
Vasyl V. Tkach ◽  
Taylor R. Shirley ◽  
Dale Rollins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colinus Virginianus ◽  
Northern Bobwhite ◽  
Scaled Quail ◽  
Callipepla Squamata

Eyeworm infections ofOxyspirura petrowi, Skrjabin, 1929 (Spirurida: Thelaziidae), in species of quail from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Dunham ◽  
R.J. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Northern Bobwhite ◽  
Cellular Damage ◽  
Scaled Quail ◽  
Callipepla Squamata ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Research ◽  
Gambel's Quail ◽  
Historical Range

AbstractNorthern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) have been declining steadily throughout much of their historical range over the past few decades. Even the Rolling Plains of Texas, historically rich with wild quail and one of the last remaining quail strongholds, has been suffering a population decline, most notably since 2010. Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) have also been experiencing their own decline throughout their respective range, but not as significant as that of other species of quail. Eyeworms (Oxyspirura petrowi) in quail have been recognized for years but not thoroughly studied until recently. New research reveals thatO. petrowiinfection can cause inflammation, oedema, and cellular damage to the eye of the quail host. The objective of this research was to better understand the prevalence of the eyeworm infection in different quail species, expand on known distribution, and determine if there is a relationship between location and species infected with eyeworms. Northern bobwhite, Scaled quail and Gambel's quail were hunter-donated from one county within Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and examined for the prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity of eyeworm infection from November 2013 to February 2014. Quail from every location were found to have individuals with a varying degree of eyeworm infection. This is the first study to document eyeworm infection in Gambel's quail and in quail in New Mexico and Arizona, and reports the highest eyeworm infection found in Northern bobwhite and Scaled quail.

Helminth Survey of the Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) from the Rolling Plains of Texas, U.S.A.

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bruno ◽  
Dale Rollins ◽  
David B. Wester ◽  
Alan M. Fedynich
Keyword(s):  
Colinus Virginianus ◽  
Northern Bobwhite ◽  
Rolling Plains

A Helminth Survey of Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) and Passerines in the Rolling Plains Ecoregion of Texas

2021 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Herzog ◽  
Shannon P. Lukashow-Moore ◽  
Matthew Z. Brym ◽  
Aravindan Kalyanasundaram ◽  
Ronald J. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Colinus Virginianus ◽  
Northern Bobwhite ◽  
Bobwhite Quail ◽  
Rolling Plains
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