The California quail /

We all recognize the California Quail, with its striking good looks and mellow call notes. Widely distributed along the whole Pacific Coast, it has long been of interest to bird-lovers, sportsmen, ranchers, and wildlife biologists. In early times it was an important food source, and stocks were rapi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leopold, A. Starker (Aldo Starker), 1913-1983
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1985, ©1977.
Edición:First pbk. print.
Temas:
California quail.
Birds > Pacific Coast (North America)
Colin de Californie.
Oiseaux > Pacifique, Côte du (Amérique du Nord)
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology
Birds
California quail
North America > Pacific Coast
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES AND TABLES
  • PREFACE
  • PROLOGUE
  • PART 1: THE BIRD AND ITS HISTORY
  • 1. THE SPECIES AND ITS DISTRIBUTION
  • 2. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
  • 3. EARLY EFFORTS TO RESTORE QUAIL IN CALIFORNIA
  • 4. LAND USE AND QUAIL HABITAT
  • PART II. NATURAL HISTORY
  • 5. SOCIALITY IN CALIFORNIA QUAIL
  • 6. COVEY BREAK-UP AND THE NESTING SEASON
  • 7. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG
  • 8. SEX AND AGE RATIOS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION
  • 9. RAINFALL AS A FACTOR AFFECTING REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS
  • 10. QUAIL MORTALITY
  • PART III. QUAIL MANAGEMENT
  • 11. SUPPLYING COVER NEEDS
  • 12. MAKING FOOD AVAILABLE
  • 13. SUPPLYING DRINKING WATER
  • 14. HUNTING THE CALIFORNIA QUAIL
  • 15. BACKYARD QUAIL
  • EPILOGUE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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