Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado
Northern Bobwhites ( Colinus virginianus ) are a popular game species but also considered a species of conservation concern due to range-wide population declines. Colorado lies at the far northwest corner of the bobwhite range, where individuals generally face more extreme winter conditions than are...
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| description | Northern Bobwhites ( Colinus virginianus ) are a popular game species but also considered a species of conservation concern due to range-wide population declines. Colorado lies at the far northwest corner of the bobwhite range, where individuals generally face more extreme winter conditions than areas further south and east, where most bobwhite research has taken place. These edge-of-range climatic extremes may lead to differences in the utility and selection of various vegetation types and structures than those reported in studies from other regions in the bobwhite range. We used radio-marked bobwhites to assess habitat selection and movements during two nonbreeding seasons in a riparian corridor in northeastern Colorado. Bobwhites selected for greater visual obstruction (β vis = 0.026, SE = 0.005, P < 0.001), percent litter cover (β litter = 0.017, SE = 0.006, P = 0.004), and percent bare ground (β bare = 0.013, SE = 0.007, P = 0.045). Mean daily movement distance was 247.3 m (SE = 10.4), and mean nonbreeding home range size was 50.3 ha (SE = 4.8). Surprisingly, we did not find selection for woody vegetation, which is commonly reported in other studies. Otherwise, our results were consistent with research from other regions, and confirm the importance of maintaining areas with high visual obstruction interspersed with bare patches. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c9604c6f76b4c2cb887332d52845cdf2025-08-20T02:38:15ZengResilience AllianceAvian Conservation and Ecology1712-65682025-06-012011010.5751/ACE-02815-2001102815Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in ColoradoJoseph M Wolske0Adam C Behney1Larkin A Powell2School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USAAvian Research Section, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins, Colorado, USASchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USANorthern Bobwhites ( Colinus virginianus ) are a popular game species but also considered a species of conservation concern due to range-wide population declines. Colorado lies at the far northwest corner of the bobwhite range, where individuals generally face more extreme winter conditions than areas further south and east, where most bobwhite research has taken place. These edge-of-range climatic extremes may lead to differences in the utility and selection of various vegetation types and structures than those reported in studies from other regions in the bobwhite range. We used radio-marked bobwhites to assess habitat selection and movements during two nonbreeding seasons in a riparian corridor in northeastern Colorado. Bobwhites selected for greater visual obstruction (β vis = 0.026, SE = 0.005, P < 0.001), percent litter cover (β litter = 0.017, SE = 0.006, P = 0.004), and percent bare ground (β bare = 0.013, SE = 0.007, P = 0.045). Mean daily movement distance was 247.3 m (SE = 10.4), and mean nonbreeding home range size was 50.3 ha (SE = 4.8). Surprisingly, we did not find selection for woody vegetation, which is commonly reported in other studies. Otherwise, our results were consistent with research from other regions, and confirm the importance of maintaining areas with high visual obstruction interspersed with bare patches.https://www.ace-eco.org/vol20/iss1/art10 colinus virginianus habitat selectionnonbreedingnorthern bobwhitequail |
| spellingShingle | Joseph M Wolske Adam C Behney Larkin A Powell Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado Avian Conservation and Ecology colinus virginianus habitat selection nonbreeding northern bobwhite quail |
| title | Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado |
| title_full | Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado |
| title_fullStr | Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado |
| title_full_unstemmed | Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado |
| title_short | Northern Bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado |
| title_sort | northern bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in colorado |
| topic | colinus virginianus habitat selection nonbreeding northern bobwhite quail |
| url | https://www.ace-eco.org/vol20/iss1/art10 |
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