Vegetation Structural Attributes Providing Thermal Refugia for Northern Bobwhites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon J. Palmer ◽  
Timothy E. Fulbright ◽  
Eric D. Grahmann ◽  
Fidel HernÁNdez ◽  
Michael W. Hehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Bobwhites ◽  
Thermal Refugia

Effect of conspecific attraction on the presence of Northern Bobwhites

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Loren Merrill ◽  
Stephen A. Tyndel ◽  
Michael P. Ward ◽  
Thomas J. Benson ◽  
Jinelle H. Sperry
Keyword(s):  
Conspecific Attraction ◽  
Northern Bobwhites

Dietary Selection against Cottonseed Meal by Captive Northern Bobwhites

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Farthing ◽  
Thomas W. Schwertner ◽  
Heather A. Mathewson ◽  
Kimberly A. Guay
Keyword(s):  
Cottonseed Meal ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Northern Bobwhites ◽  
Dietary Preference ◽  
Game Bird ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Whole Cottonseed ◽  
Preference Study

Gossypol, a secondary plant compound found in cotton (Gossypium spp.), is known to be toxic to a variety of animals, particularly monogastric mammals and birds. Because ruminants are resistant to gossypol, whole cottonseed and cottonseed meal have been used as a feed supplement for many decades. Concerns over gossypol toxicity arise because of its presence in cottonseed products, particularly livestock and wildlife feed. The concentration of cottonseed in the environment near livestock and wildlife feeding stations presents the possibility that it may be ingested in significant amounts by non-target wild animals, resulting in inadvertent gossypol dosing. A species of significant economic and cultural value is the Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). However, there are no published data regarding if Northern Bobwhites would consume cottonseed meal given the opportunity. We assessed selection for or against cottonseed meal by performing a dietary preference study. Birds (n =120) were given the choice between commercial game bird feed, scratch grains, and cottonseed meal containing 0.74% total gossypol. We measured feed consumption for five days. The birds’ diet consisted of 51.74% game bird feed, 37.72% scratch grains, and 10.54% cottonseed meal, and percentages varied significantly among all feed types (P≤0.001, n =360). We concluded that Northern Bobwhites selected against the cottonseed meal in favour of the game bird feed first and the scratch grains second. Our results suggest that given the choice, Northern Bobwhites will select against cottonseed meal if other feed choices are available.

Reproduction of Northern Bobwhites in Semiarid Environments

1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred S. Guthery ◽  
Nancy E. Koerth ◽  
David S. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Northern Bobwhites ◽  
Semiarid Environments

Potential effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on northern bobwhites

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah M. Ertl ◽  
Miguel A. Mora ◽  
Diane E. Boellstorff ◽  
Donald Brightsmith ◽  
Katherine Carson
Keyword(s):  
Neonicotinoid Insecticides ◽  
Northern Bobwhites

Burrow-dwelling ecosystem engineers provide thermal refugia throughout the landscape

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 694-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Pike ◽  
J. C. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Engineers ◽  
Thermal Refugia

Patterns of Incubation Behavior in Northern Bobwhites

2012 ◽  
pp. 77-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Burnam ◽  
Gretchen Turner ◽  
Susan N. Ellis-Felege ◽  
William E. Palmer ◽  
D. Clay Sisson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Bobwhites ◽  
Incubation Behavior

EYEWORMS (OXYSPIRURA PETROWI) IN NORTHERN BOBWHITES (COLINUS VIRGINIANUS) FROM THE ROLLING PLAINS ECOREGION OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, 2011−13

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 562-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas R. Dunham ◽  
Andrea Bruno ◽  
Sadia Almas ◽  
Dale Rollins ◽  
Alan M. Fedynich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colinus Virginianus ◽  
Northern Bobwhites ◽  
Rolling Plains

Body Fat Levels of Northern Bobwhites in South Texas

1987 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Koerth ◽  
Fred S. Guthery
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Northern Bobwhites
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