Long-term population analysis of gray partridge in Eastern Washington

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 817-825

  Rotella, Jay J ^a   Ratti, John T ^b   Reese, Kerry P ^b   Taper, Mark L ^a   Dennis, Brian ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

density; density dependence; gray partridge; mortality; Palouse Prairie; Perdix perdix; population changes; recruitment rate; Washington; weather

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GREY PARTRIDGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION CHANGE; RECRUITMENT;

USA, WASHINGTON STATE, PALOUSE PRAIRIE;

PERDIX PERDIX;

EID: 0030301511     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802382     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. AKAIKE, H. 1973. Information theory an extension of the maximum likelihood principle. Pages 267-281 in B N. Petran and F. Csaki, eds. Int. Symp. Inf. Theory. Second ed. Akademial iadi, Budapest, Hungary
2. _. 1985. Prediction and entropy. Pages 1-24 in A. C. Atkinson and S. E. Fienberg, eds. A celebration of statistics: the ISI centenary volume. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y.
3. BURNHAM, K. P., AND D. R. ANDERSON. 1992. Data-based selection of an appropriate biological model: the key to modern data analysis. Pages 16-30 in D. R. McCullough and R. H. Barrett, eds. Wildlife 2001: populations. Eisevier Sci. Publ., New York, N.Y.
4. CARROLL, J. P. 1990. Winter and spring survival of radio-tagged gray partridge in North Dakota. J. Wildl. Manage. 54:657-662.
5. _. 1992. A model of gray partridge (Perdix perdix) population dynamics in North Dakota. Gibier Faune Sauvage 9:337-349.
6. _, R. D. CRAWFORD, AND J. W. SCHULTZ. 1990. Nesting and brood-rearing ecology of gray partridge in North Dakota. Pages 272-294 in K. E. Church, R. E. Warner, and S. J. Brady, eds. Perdix V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl. and Parks, Emporta.
7. CHURCH, K. E. 1980. Gray partridge (Perdix perdix L.) nesting success and brood survival in east-central Wisconsin. M.S. Thesis, Univ. Wisconsin, Green Bay. 81pp.
8. _. 1984. Nesting biology of gray partridge in east-central Wisconsin. Pages 46-53 in R. B. Stiehl, R. T. Dumke, and R. B. Kahl, eds. Perdix III: gray partridge/ring-necked pheasant workshop. Wis. Dep. Nat. Res., Madison.
9. _. 1993. Survival and nesting biology of trans-located grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in New York state, U.S.A. Gibier Faune Sauvage 10:281-291.
10. _. 1994. Summer habitat use and home range of translocated grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in New York state, U.S.A. Gibier Faune Sauvage 11:145-153.
11. _, AND W. R. PORTER. 1990. Population responses by gray partridge to severe winter conditions. Pages 295-303 in K. E. Church, R. E. Warner, and S. J. Brady, eds. Perdix V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl and Parks, Emporia.
12. DENNIS, B., AND M. L. TAPER. 1994. Density dependence in time series observations of natural populations: estimation and testing. Ecol. Monogr. 64:205-224.
13. DRAPER, N. R, AND H. SMITH. 1981. Applied regression analysis. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y. 709pp.
14. DROEGE, S., AND J. R. SAUER. 1990. Northern bob-white, gray partridge, and ring-necked pheasant population trends (1966-1988) from the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Pages 2-20 in K. E. Church, R. E. Warner, and S. J. Brady, eds. Perdix V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl and Parks, Emporia.
15. EBERHARDT, L. L. 1970. Correlation, regression, and density dependence. Ecology 51:306-310.
16. GATES, J. M 1973. Gray partridge ecology in south-central Wisconsin. Wis. Dep, of Nat. Resour. Tech. Bull. 70:1-9.
17. HANSKI, I., I. WOIWOOD, AND J. PERRY. 1993. Density dependence, population persistence, and largely futile arguments. Oecologia 95:595-598.
18. HOLYOAK, M, AND J. H. LAWTON. 1993. Comments arising from a paper by Wolda and Dennis: using and interpreting the results of tests for density dependence. Oecologia 95:592-594.
19. HUPP, J. W., L. M. SMITH, AND J. T. RATTI. 1980. Gray partridge nesting biology in eastern South Dakota. Pages 55-69 in S. R. Peterson and L. Nelson, Jr., eds. Perdix II: gray partridge workshop. For., Wildl and Range Exp. Stn., Univ. Idaho, Moscow.
20. HUNT, H. M. 1974. Habitat relations and reproductive ecology of Hungarian partridge in a hedgerow complex in Saskatchewan. Sask. Dep. Tourism and Renewable Resour. Wildl. Rep. 3. 51pp.
21. JENKINS, D. 1961. Social behavior in the partridge Perdix perdix. Ibis 103:155-188.
22. MATHSOFT INC. 1994. MathCAD reference manual. Version 5. MathSoft, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. 150pp.
23. MENDEL, G. W., AND S. R. PETERSON. 1980. Gray partridge population structure and densities on the Palouse Prairie. Pages 118-136 in S. R. Peterson and L. Nelson, Jr., eds. Perdix II: gray partridge workshop. For., Wildl., and Range Exp. Stn., Univ. Idaho, Moscow.
24. _, AND _. 1983. Management implications of gray partridge habitat use on the Palouse Prairie, Idaho. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 11:348-356.
25. MERIGGI, A., A. MONTAGNA, D. ZACCHETTI, C. MATTEUCCI, AND S. TOSO. 1990. Population dynamics of the gray partridge in relation to agriculture and weather in northern Italy. Pages 241-256 in K. E. Church, R. E. Warner, and S. J. Brady, eds. Perdix V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl and Parks, Emporia.
26. PANEK, M. 1990. Factors influencing winter mortality of gray partridge in western Poland. Pages 304-314 in K. E. Church, R. E. Warner, and S. J Brady, eds. Perdix V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl and Parks, Emporia.
27. POELKER, R. J., AND I. O. BUSS. 1972. Habitat improvement - the way to higher wildlife populations in southeast Washington. Northwest Sci. 46: 25-31.
28. POLLARD, E., K. H. LAKHANI, AND P. ROTHERY. 1987. The detection of density-dependence from a series of annual censuses. Ecology 68:2046-2055.
29. POTTS, G. R. 1986. The partridge: pesticides, predation and conservation. Collins Sons and Co., Ltd. London, U.K.. 274pp.
30. RATTI, J. T., AND J. J. ROTELLA. 1989. Test of a density index assumption for gray partridge: a reply. J. Wildl. Manage. 53:1133-1134.
31. _, AND J. M. SCOTT. 1991. Agricultural impacts on wildlife: problem review and restoration needs. Environ. Prof. 13:263-274.
32. _, L. M. SMITH, J. W. HUPP, AND J. L. LAAKE. 1983. Line transect estimates of density and the winter mortality of gray partridge. J. Wildl Manage. 47:1088-1096.
33. REDDINGIUS, J. 1971. Gambling for existence. A discussion of some theoretical problems in animal population ecology. Acta Biotheor. 20(Suppl.):1-208.
34. ROTELLA, J. J., AND J. T. RATTE. 1986. Test of a critical density index assumption: a case study with gray partridge. J. Wildl. Manage. 50:532-539.
35. SOULE, J. D., AND J. K. PIPER. 1992. Farming in nature's image: an ecological approach to agriculture. Island Press, Washington, D.C. 286pp.
36. SWANSON, C V, AND C. F. YOCOM. 1958. Upland game bird populations in relation to cover and agriculture in southeast Washington. Trans. North Am. Wildl. Conf. 23:277-290.
37. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 1940-1992. Agricultural statistics. Washington: U.S. Gov. Printing Off., Washington, D.C.
38. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 1940-1992. Census of agriculture, geographic area series: Washington state and county data. U.S. Gov. Printing Off., Washington, D.C.
39. VANDER ZOUWEN, W. J. 1990. Recent status of gray partridge in North America. Pages 21-40 in K. E. Church, R. E. Warner, and S. J. Brady, eds. Perdis V: gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant workshop. Kans. Dep. Wildl and Parks, Emporia.
40. VICKERY, W. L., AND T. D. NUDDS. 1991. Testing for density-dependent effects in sequential censuses. Oecologia 85:419-423.
41. WEIGAND, J. P 1980. Ecology of the Hungarian partridge in north-central Montana. Wildl. Monogr. 74. 106pp.
42. WIEHE, J. M. 1977. Analysis of rural mail-carrier (RMC) data for assessment of population trends of North Dakota gray partridge: 1946-1976. Pages 174-191 in G. D. Kobriger, ed. Perdix I: Hungarian partridge workshop. Cent. Mtns. and Plains, Sec., The Wildl. Soc., Minot, N.D.
43. WILKINSON, L. 1990. SYSTAT: the system for statistics. Version 5. SYSTAT, Inc., Evanston, Ill. 676pp.
44. WOLDA, H, AND B. DENNIS. 1993. Density dependence tests, are they? Oecologia 95:581-591.
45. YOCOM, C. F. 1943. The Hungarian partridge in the Palouse region, Washington. Ecol. Monogr. 13:167-202.
46. ZEIGLER, D. L. 1978. Upland gamebird populations in relation to cover and agriculture in eastern Washington. Upland game bird investigations completion report. W-70-R-17, Study IV. Wash. Game Dep., Wildl. Manage. Div., Olympia. 53pp.