Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Science Article 3 abstract A three-year field-based study of 85 radio-tagged female wild grey partridges Perdix perdix was undertaken during 200 -2003 in East Anglia, England, to investigate possible links between chick diet and parasite-induced disease. The females produced 30 broods, whose diet measured by f cal analysis was typical of […]

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Science Article 1 abstract The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region I (CR1) of 138 wild and 36 captive grey partridges (Perdix perdix) was sequenced. Representing two major mitochondrial DNA lineages that differed by 15 nucleotide substitutions (3.7%), the Finnish lineage dominated in the wild, whereas the European lineage dominated in the […]

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Science Article 2 abstract The grey partridge Perdix perdix is an important management concern in the European farmland. Pair numbers severely declined during the 20th century. As a result, the species has been listed in SPEC category 3, i.e. ‘Unfavourable’ conservation status in Europe. The largest population of western Europe occurs […]

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 1 abstract We used multilocus proteine lectrophoresis to analyze population genetics of Chukars collected at five locations along a north-south gradient in Israel. These birds belongedto two nominal subspecies, the northern A. c. cypriotes, and southern A. c. sinaica.Chukars from China were used as an outgroup. ETTORE RANDI, The […]

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 4 abstract The Chukar (Alectoris chukar cypriotes) is the most common game bird in Cyprus. Since 1990 the Cypriot Government has established a restocking program with captive

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 9 abstract The effects of ambient temperature (T,)on ventilation and gas exchange in chukar partridges(Alectoris chukar) were determined after acclimationto low and high altitude (LA and HA;340 and 3,800 m, respectively). Mark A. Chappell and Theresa L. Bucher, J Comp Physiol B (1987) 157:129-136 Journal Download article download full […]

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 6 abstract Wing-assisted incline running (WAIR) is a form oflocomotion in which a bird flaps its wings to aid itshindlimbs in climbing a slope. WAIR is used for escape inground birds, and the ontogeny of this behavior inprecocial birds has been suggested to represent a modelanalogous to transitional adaptive […]

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 7 abstract Recent advances in molecular ecology allow better assessment of the role of ecologicaland evolutionary processes in determining the dynamics of genetic diversity in naturalpopulations. The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) is abundant and continuouslydistributed in the mesic Mediterranean regions of Israel, becoming scarce and patchilydistributed in the arid […]

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 5 abstract The genetic basis of developmental stability, as measured by bilateral asymmetry, has been debatedfor over 50 years among developmental and evolutionary biologists. One of the central theoriesdealing with this relationship suggests that higher levels of genetic diversity, as re

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Science Article 11 abstract Lead-pellet ingestion andthe resulting toxicosis are well-documented in waterfowl,raptors, and Mourning Doves (Zenaidamacroura) (Kendall et al. 1996). R. JUSTIN BINGHAM et al, US Geological Survey – Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Download article download full text (pdf)