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Maximizing the detection probabilities of dusky grouse for population monitoring

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Despite its status as a game species in the western USA, rigorous monitoring of dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus populations is limited. Obtaining an adequate number of observations for effective population monitoring of dusky grouse is challenging due to difficult‐to‐reach montane habitats, cryptic behaviors, and limited personnel, time, and funds at
Elizabeth A. Leipold, Claire Gower, Lance B. McNew   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of noninvasive DNA sampling and line transect surveys for spring density estimation of black grouse and capercaillie

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Reliable abundance estimates provide essential information in ecology, conservation and management of many wild grouse populations. In this 3‐year study, we comparatively evaluate the suitability of traditional line transect distance sampling of flushed birds versus a spatial capture–recapture survey with noninvasive DNA samples for individual ...
Henrik Brøseth, Oddmund Kleven, Kjetil Bevanger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field test of assumptions for using line transect distance sampling on rock ptarmigan

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Reliable population estimates are essential for the management of harvested species. Line transect distance sampling using pointing dogs is an established survey method for willow ptarmigan and has also been proposed for the monitoring of rock ptarmigan.
Marius Kjønsberg, Sondre Gottenborg, Mikkel Andreas Jørnsøn Kvasnes, Maria Hörnell‐Willebrand   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunting and fishing harvest data collection: a horizon scanning exercise from the French context

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Legal and societal moves increasingly lead leisure hunting and fishing practitioners to record their harvest. The total number of individuals harvested per population per year is the minimum required information to feed into demographic models and allow science‐based management. Some few schemes record more detailed data, hence allowing better‐informed
Matthieu Guillemain, Léo Bacon, Aurélie Barboiron, Pierre Defos du Rau, Cyril Eraud, Aurélie Flesselle, Charlotte Francesiaz, Quentin Josset, Yoann Lechauve, Kevin Le Rest, Hervé Lormée, Maxime Passerault, Maryline Pellerin, Caroline Penil, Betty Plaquin, Adrien Tableau, Julien Terraube, Laurent Beaulaton   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research note: Effects of scalding on feather corticosterone concentrations in broiler chickens. [PDF]

Poult Sci
Vitek S, Ulans A, Jacobs L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Micro‐habitat selection by boreal woodland caribou improves access to food

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Bio‐logging sensors attached to radiotelemetry receivers have great potential to transform our understanding of the ecological, physiological, and energetic constraints that shape patterns of wildlife movement under field conditions. We used video camera collars to assess microhabitat selectivity by woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus in boreal forests ...
Ian D. Thompson, Philip A. Wiebe, Arthur R. Rodgers, Douglas Reid, James A. Baker, Brent R. Patterson, Eric McNeill, Romain Dejeante, John M. Fryxell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences between Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) and Common Merganser (M. merganser) feather microstructure. [PDF]

PLoS One
Li D, Zhang S, Tian R, Zhao Y, Yi G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Using a live‐streaming webcam to assess the behavioural responses of waterbirds to changes in the density of swans Cygnus spp.

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife research has benefitted from the development of new methods that allow data to be collected remotely, with less disturbance to focal animals. The proliferation of livestreaming webcams, for example, those used by nature reserves for public engagement purposes, have offered new possibilities for the study of wildlife behaviour.
Kevin A. Wood, Grace Clarke, Paul E. Rose   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Genetic and Morphological Basis of Local Adaptation to Elevational Extremes in an Alpine Finch. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Robertson ECN, Brown TM, Deitch S, Bossu CM, Zavaleta ES, Hooten MB, Ruegg KC.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Feathers

, 2010
Throughout Egyptian history, feathers appear in purely utilitarian settings and also in ritual contexts where they ornament crowns and personify deities. Feathered fans were used to signal the presence of royal or divine beings, and feathers identified certain ethnic types.
openaire   +1 more source