Effects of hand-rearing and radiotransmitters on flight of gray partridge

Article Abstract:

Hand-reared gamebirds are routinely released into the wild to reinforce gamebird populations, but evidence suggests that captive-reared birds lack the behavioral and physiological capability to survive. Released birds are particularly vulnerable to predation and observations suggest that their flying ability is weaker than that of their wild counterparts. A new study is designed to assess the effects of hand-rearing on gray partridges. Additionally, the effect of radiotransmitters on the takeoff ability of wild partridges is assessed. Results suggest that the hand-reared birds' takeoff ability is weaker than that of wild partridges.

Research, Behavior, Wildlife management, Birds, Bird flight, Perdix perdix, Captive wild birds

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Microhabitat analysis using radiotelemetry locations and polytomous logistic regression

Article Abstract:

Microhabitat analysis can be improved by using radiotelemetry to ascertain 'use-only' sites and remove biases associated with comparing animal presence/absence in discriminant function analysis. Radiotelemetry defines the use-only sites and measures the use-intensity response which can then be modeled into a polytomous logistic regression. Microhabitat analysis that uses the animal presence/absence system does not take into consideration the organism's response to other factors in the macrohabitat.

Models, Mathematical models, Habitat (Ecology), Habitats, Wildlife conservation

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Landscape metrics associated with habitat use by ocelots in south Texas

Article Abstract:

Geographic Information System and satellite imagery is used to compare areas in south Texas used by the endangered ocelots radio-collared ocelots to areas with no known use. The hypothesis that ocelots would prefer large patches of closed canopy habitat and avoid large patches of unsuitable habitat is tested.

Texas, Protection and preservation, Ocelots, Ocelot

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