Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Science Article 1 abstract The release of hand-reared ring-necked pheasants Phasianus colchicus in summer is a common practice in Britain to increase the number of birds available to hunters in winter. The breeding success of the birds which survive the shooting season is poor. Traditionally, birds are provided with supplementary wheat grain […]
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Effects of spring supplementary feeding on population density and breeding success of released pheasants Phasianus colchicus in Britain
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Science Article 1 abstract The release of hand-reared ring-necked pheasants Phasianus colchicus in summer is a common practice in Britain to increase the number of birds available to hunters in winter. The breeding success of the birds which survive the shooting season is poor. Traditionally, birds are provided with supplementary wheat grain […]
Molecular population phylogeny of the hazel grouse Bonasa bonasiain East Asia inferred from mitochondrial control-region sequences
Hazel Grouse (Bonasa Bonasia) Science Article 2 abstract A total of 62 mitochondrial haplotypes were detected from 174 samples of hazelgrouse Bonasa bonasia from Hokkaido, Primorskii, Sakhalin, Magadan, Siberiaand Bohemia using 428 bp of the mitochondrial DNA control region. Haplotypediversity for four populations in Hokkaido was more than 0.8, suggestingthat a reasonable population size had […]
Ethological and acoustical characters of the Chinese grouse(Bonasa sewerzowi), compared with sibling hazel grouse (B. bonasia) andruffed grouse (B. umbellus)
Hazel Grouse (Bonasa Bonasia) Science Article 1 abstract Woodland grouse of the genus Bonasa occur allopatrically in circum-polar temperate and boreal forests. An interspecificcomparison of the size and pattern of eggs, the downy feathers of pulli and other morphological characters in the threespecies suggests convergence in character sets. Yet species-specific differentiation is evident in the […]
The diet and disease susceptibility of grey partridges Perdix perdix on arable farmland in East Anglia, England
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 […]
Finnish native grey partridge (Perdix perdix) population differs clearly in mitochondrial DNA from the farm stock used for releases.
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 population status in central northern France: spatial variability in density and 1994-2004 trend
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 […]
GENETIC STRUCTURE OF CHUKAR (ALECTORIS CHUKAR) POPULATIONS IN ISRaeL
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 […]
Lack of genetic structure of Cypriot Alectoris chukar (Aves, Galliformes) populations asinferred from mtDNA sequencing data
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
Effects of temperature and altitude on ventilationand gas exchange in chukars (Alectoris chukar)
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 […]