Evidence for regionally synchronized cycles in Texas quail population dynamics

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 837-843

  Lusk, Jeffrey J ^a,d   Guthery, Fred S ^a   Peterson, Markus J ^b   Demaso, Stephen J ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Callipepla squamata; Colinus virginianus; Cycles; Northern bobwhites; Palmer Drought Severity Index; Population dynamics; Scaled quail; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYNCHRONY; TIME SERIES;

NORTH AMERICA; ROLLING PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 53949098066     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-729     Document Type: Article

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