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Texas coastal zone biotopes : an ecography : interim report for the Bay and Estuary Management Program (CRMP) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1972
November 1972Because esthetics, biological environment and physiography are so interrelated and have changeable meanings in various environments, we are obligated to think of the environment in terms of biological change, as environmental protection is ...
Gordon, Kennith G. (Kennith Glenn), 1930-   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) Failure as Vectors of Fowl Cholera in Turkeys [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Wildlife Diseases, 1971
Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) were exposed to infection of fowl cholera by housing them in a pen where experimental epornitics of fowl cholera were in progress. These bobwhites subsequently were allowed to cohabit with susceptible turkeys. None of the turkeys developed fowl cholera thereby suggesting that the bobwhite is not a vector of fowl ...
J, Brown, D L, Dawe, R B, Davis
openaire   +2 more sources

Application of passive acoustic monitoring to compare avian populations in perennial grasslands and croplands in Nebraska

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 4, October–December 2025.
Using passive acoustic monitoring, researchers in Nebraska found that perennial grasslands support greater species richness of grassland obligates and at‐risk birds than croplands throughout most of the migration and breeding season. Abstract Perennial grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), have emerged as a promising and reliable feedstock ...
Grace E. Schuster   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Northern bobwhite response to habitat restoration in eastern oklahoma

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
In response to the decline of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; hereafter, bobwhite) in eastern Oklahoma, USA, a cost‐share incentive program for private landowners was initiated to restore early successional habitat.
Andrew D. Crosby   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wildlife linkages: volumes and values of residual timber in riparian zones in eastern Texas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
In regenerating southern pine, maintenance of riparian zones (RZs) is a major land concession for soil and water protection and wildlife habitat enhancement.
Burns, Gary Allen   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Human landscape alterations and land cover heterogeneity influence northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) site use intensity

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2025.
Abstract Northern raccoons (Procyon lotor; hereafter raccoon) are a widely distributed mesocarnivore that is common throughout North and Central America. Already the source of many human–wildlife conflicts, recent range expansions and abundance increases may cause additional management issues.
Justin J. Remmers   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of primate protection on threatened and endemic vertebrates, plants, ecosystem services, and future climate refugia

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2025.
Abstract Primates, 69% of which are threatened with extinction, are the third most specious order of mammals. We used primates as model taxa to examine the umbrella effects of primates on ecosystem services and the protection of other vertebrates and seed plants in Yunnan Province, China.
Yin Yang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of a thermal camera to aid in capturing northern bobwhite quail chicks

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
There is a paucity of information concerning northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) chick demography caused by a deficiency of efficient published capture techniques and permanent unique markers for identification. In order to facilitate chick research,
Alicia K. Andes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Northern Bobwhite Quail, 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Data sheet produced by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is about different times of animals, insects, snakes, birds, fish, butterflies, etc.

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Water bathing alters the speed-accuracy trade-off of escape flights in European starlings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Birds of most species regularly bathe in water, but the function of this behaviour is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that water bathing is important in feather maintenance, and hence should enhance flight performance. We manipulated European starlings'
Asher, L   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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