A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail
Abstract Difficulties in recapturing radiomarked birds often prevent wildlife researchers from replacing transmitters and continuing to collect data over long time periods. We developed an effective, inexpensive capture technique for radiomarked mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). Twenty‐three of 25 m...
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| author | Ronald J. Troy Peter S. Coates John W. Connelly Gifford Gillette David J. Delehanty |
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| description | Abstract Difficulties in recapturing radiomarked birds often prevent wildlife researchers from replacing transmitters and continuing to collect data over long time periods. We developed an effective, inexpensive capture technique for radiomarked mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). Twenty‐three of 25 mountain quail in south‐central Idaho, USA, in 2006 and 2007 were recaptured for transmitter replacement. This technique will provide researchers with an opportunity to recapture relatively small birds, particularly those in dense vegetation, to help conduct long‐term studies. © 2012 The Wildlife Society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f90cc18fae034ddb84d1e6a78d7530592024-12-16T11:30:52ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402012-09-0136357858110.1002/wsb.176A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quailRonald J. Troy0Peter S. Coates1John W. Connelly2Gifford Gillette3David J. Delehanty4Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209‐8007United States Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon, California 95620Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 1345 Barton Road, Pocatello, Idaho 83204Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209‐8007Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209‐8007Abstract Difficulties in recapturing radiomarked birds often prevent wildlife researchers from replacing transmitters and continuing to collect data over long time periods. We developed an effective, inexpensive capture technique for radiomarked mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). Twenty‐three of 25 mountain quail in south‐central Idaho, USA, in 2006 and 2007 were recaptured for transmitter replacement. This technique will provide researchers with an opportunity to recapture relatively small birds, particularly those in dense vegetation, to help conduct long‐term studies. © 2012 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.176captureIdahomarkingmountain quailOreortyx pictusradiotelemetry |
| spellingShingle | Ronald J. Troy Peter S. Coates John W. Connelly Gifford Gillette David J. Delehanty A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail Wildlife Society Bulletin capture Idaho marking mountain quail Oreortyx pictus radiotelemetry |
| title | A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail |
| title_full | A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail |
| title_fullStr | A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail |
| title_full_unstemmed | A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail |
| title_short | A modified night‐netting technique for recapturing quail |
| title_sort | modified night netting technique for recapturing quail |
| topic | capture Idaho marking mountain quail Oreortyx pictus radiotelemetry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.176 |
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