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Lead Poisoning in a Northern Bobwhite in Georgia [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Wildlife Diseases, 2000
A northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) was observed with partial paralysis on 3 March 1997 and found dead on 8 March 1997 on Di-Lane Plantation Wildlife Management Area (Burke County, Georgia, USA). The juvenile male was necropsied by the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (Athens, Georgia) and diagnosed with lead toxicosis.
L A, Lewis, S H, Schweitzer
openaire   +2 more sources

Multi‐attribute preferences for northern bobwhite habitat restoration among Texas landowners

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2019
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) abundance has declined range‐wide over the long term due to factors such as habitat loss and deterioration. Private land management is critical to bobwhite conservation because most bobwhites occur on private lands,
Rene X. Valdez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute toxicity of gossypol in northern bobwhites [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied Animal Research, 2019
Gossypol, a secondary metabolite found in cotton (Gossypium spp.), is known to be toxic to a variety of animals, particularly monogastric mammals and commercial poultry (Gallus domesticus). Gossypol toxicosis in poultry include reduced weight, decreased egg production, and egg yolk discolouration.
Amy L. Farthing   +4 more
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Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Expression in the Pancreatic D Cells of Three Avian Species; White Leghorn Chickens, Northern Bobwhites, and Common Ostriches

open access: yesThe Journal of Poultry Science, 2018
Glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 is released from the intestinal L cells in response to food ingestion and stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreatic B cells, by binding to its specific receptor (GLP-1R), which is expressed on the pancreatic B cells ...
Takafumi Watanabe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helminths and the northern bobwhite population decline: A review

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
Long‐term data from the Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count indicate that northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; hereafter, bobwhite) populations have declined since 1961 in all but 1 of the 31 states they occupy within the United States. This
Andrew C. Olsen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supplemental feeding of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and dietary requirements: a review

open access: yesWildlife research (East Melbourne), 2021
Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) are a well known game bird that has been extensively studied and managed throughout its range for many decades. Despite this, bobwhites have continued a steady annual decline across the United States, irrespective
Brett J. Henry   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Species‐ and Tissue‐Specific Chronic Toxicity Values for Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Exposed to Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid and a Binary Mixture of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid and Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2021
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are globally distributed and present in nearly every environmental compartment. Characterizing the chronic toxicity of individual PFAS compounds and mixtures is necessary because many have been reported to cause
Nicole M. Dennis   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Northern bobwhite population responses to winter weather along their northern range periphery

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
Relationships between northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) population dynamics and weather are well‐established and managed in the southern and western core of their range.
Adam K. Janke   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus ) breeding season roost site selection in a working agricultural landscape in Clay County, Mississippi

open access: yesJournal of Field Ornithology, 2023
Appropriate habitat management may be one of the most important factors contributing to Northern Bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus ) population persistence, but biologists lack information on how individual bobwhite select roost sites during the breeding ...
Olivia A Lappin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Cursorial ground birds are paragons of bipedal running that span a 500-fold mass range from quail to ostrich. Here we investigate the task-level control priorities of cursorial birds by analysing how they negotiate single-step obstacles that create a ...
Birn-Jeffery, A V   +6 more
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