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Author:   A.Starker Leopold
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   Reprinted edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780520054561

ISBN 10:   0520054563
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   17 May 1985
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Figures and Tables PREFACE PROLOGUE By Ian McMillan PART I. THE BIRD AND ITS HISTORY I. The Species and Its Distribution California's State Bird Native range of the species and its close relatives Subspecies of California Quail Mixing genetic strains through restocking Extension of the California Quail range through transplants The California Quail throughout the world Competition with exotic game birds 2. Historical Perspectives Indian use of California Quail The quail in colonial California Market hunting during the period of settlement The quail ""peak"" 1860 to 1895 The quail decline 3. Early Efforts to Restore Quail in California The genesis of management Protective regulations Quail refuges Predator control Artificial restocking Habitat improvement Resume of management experience 4. Land Use and Quail Habitat Clear the valleys, graze the hills Regional characteristics of quail range Basic habitat needs Cover Food Water Changes in crops, tillage, and grazing practice in California Quail in the chaparral The invasion of brome grass in western rangelands Logging in forested areas Trends in land use PART II. NATURAL HISTORY 5. Sociality in California Quail Gregarious tendency in the species Advantages in social organization Sentry duty of cocks Calls of the California Quail Covey formation Covey integrity Covey territoriality Covey size Seasonal movements of quail 6. Covey Break-up and the Nesting Season Weakening of the covey bond Pairing behavior The unmated cocks Hormonal changes leading to reproduction Development of the gonads Changes in body weight Nesting Double-brooding Non-breeding in unfavorable years Quail reproduction in mesic and cool regions 7. Growth and Development of the Young Brooding Nutrition of young chicks The intestinal fauna Rate of growth of young quail Bursa of Fabricius Plumages and molts Plumage molt in adults Sexual maturity in California Quail 8. Sex and Age Ratios and Their Interpretation Sources of composition data The annual cycle-! Sex ratio Age ratio Year-to-year differences in production Maximum age of quail 9. Rainfall as a Factor Affecting Reproductive Success Rainfall and quail reproduction in northern and coastal ranges Rainfall and quail reproduction in arid zones Forb years vs. grass years Pre-conditioning of breeding quail Quail nutrition and reproduction Green food as a stimulant to breeding in desert rodents The possible role of steroids in regulating breeding Legume seeds as a possible stimulus to breeding Rainfall as a direct stimulant to breeding Concomitant benefits of rainfall to quail reproduction Relation of population density to breeding success 10. Quail Mortality Mortality vs. natality Quail predators Disease and parasites Agricultural poisons Starvation Hunting as a source of mortality Miscellaneous losses Density-dependent vs. density-independent mortality PART III. QUAIL MANAGEMENT 11. Supplying Cover Needs The strategy of managing quail range The need for brush coverts Brush clearing Brush management Planting escape cover Roosting cover Brush piles Other types of cover Nesting cover The significance of cover in quail management 12. Making Food Available Food as a limiting factor Feeding habits of California Quail Seasonal changes of diet Green foods Agricultural crop residues Grazing in relation to food availability Other cultural procedures to stimulate forb growth Augmenting food in chaparral areas Artificial feeding The husbandry of quail range 13. Supplying Drinking Water Is water necessary? Moisture requirements of broods Normal drinking habits of California Quail Distance traveled to water Need for cover near the water source Artificial watering devices The gallinaceous guzzler 14. Hunting the California Quail Hunting philosophy Hunting rights Hunting strategy The role of the dog Reassembly of hunted coveys Recording the results of quail hunting Season and bag limits The hunting kill of quail in Califomia Predicting the quail crop from spring call counts Allowable harvest Does hunting endanger quail populations? 15. Backyard Quail Quail for pleasure Cover Food Water Cats and dogs A quail call at daylight EPILOGUE APPENDICES A. Quail in Aboriginal California. By Karen M. Nissen. B. Foods of the California Quail. By Bruce M. Browning. C. Effects of Differing Rainfall on Breeding of California Quail in an Arid Environment. By Michael J. Erwin. BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX"

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The avowed objective of the author of this book was to assemble in one set of covers all that is known to date about the ecology, natural history, and management of the species. To the best of my knowledge, he has succeeded. . . . The book is highly readable, well organized, and will be of interest and value to laymen and professional wildlife managers alike. * Journal of Wildlife Management * Very readable . . . an intensive, comprehensive review of the life history, population ecology, and management of this species that is clearly understandable to the ornithologist, game manager, and knowledgeable layman. * Journal of the West * The combination of such an evocative species and an experienced wildlife biologist, like Starker Leopold, holds much promise, and the reader is not likely to be disappointed. This book is an outstanding example of a readable, yet scholarly and factual, life history account that will be of interest to not only professional ornithologists and wildlife managers, but also to amateur naturalists. * The Auk * More than a single-species book; it is practical field ecology with multiple lessons for anyone interested in land and wildlife. * Ecology * This will be the definitive work on this game species and its management. * Pacific Discovery * Hopefully, this book will spark considerable interest among land managers throughout the range of the California Quail, and prompt them to set aside habitat for this species. The lessons provided in this book also have applicability throughout North America and beyond; one can substitute any species for the quail and apply the same principles expounded here equally well. The second section of the book will appeal to ornithologists in general in its summation of the salient data on the biology of this bird. The many, as yet unanswered, questions about the natural controls over population numbers in this fascinating species should stimulate us to further research efforts, * Wilson Bulletin *

Hopefully, this book will spark considerable interest among land managers throughout the range of the California Quail, and prompt them to set aside habitat for this species. The lessons provided in this book also have applicability throughout North America and beyond; one can substitute any species for the quail and apply the same principles expounded here equally well. The second section of the book will appeal to ornithologists in general in its summation of the salient data on the biology of this bird. The many, as yet unanswered, questions about the natural controls over population numbers in this fascinating species should stimulate us to further research efforts, * Wilson Bulletin * This will be the definitive work on this game species and its management. * Pacific Discovery * More than a single-species book; it is practical field ecology with multiple lessons for anyone interested in land and wildlife. * Ecology * The combination of such an evocative species and an experienced wildlife biologist, like Starker Leopold, holds much promise, and the reader is not likely to be disappointed. This book is an outstanding example of a readable, yet scholarly and factual, life history account that will be of interest to not only professional ornithologists and wildlife managers, but also to amateur naturalists. * The Auk * Very readable . . . an intensive, comprehensive review of the life history, population ecology, and management of this species that is clearly understandable to the ornithologist, game manager, and knowledgeable layman. * Journal of the West * The avowed objective of the author of this book was to assemble in one set of covers all that is known to date about the ecology, natural history, and management of the species. To the best of my knowledge, he has succeeded. . . . The book is highly readable, well organized, and will be of interest and value to laymen and professional wildlife managers alike. * Journal of Wildlife Management *

"""The avowed objective of the author of this book was ""to assemble in one set of covers all that is known to date about the ecology, natural history, and management of the species."" To the best of my knowledge, he has succeeded. . . . The book is highly readable, well organized, and will be of interest and value to laymen and professional wildlife managers alike."" * Journal of Wildlife Management * ""Very readable . . . an intensive, comprehensive review of the life history, population ecology, and management of this species that is clearly understandable to the ornithologist, game manager, and knowledgeable layman."" * Journal of the West * ""The combination of such an evocative species and an experienced wildlife biologist, like Starker Leopold, holds much promise, and the reader is not likely to be disappointed. This book is an outstanding example of a readable, yet scholarly and factual, life history account that will be of interest to not only professional ornithologists and wildlife managers, but also to amateur naturalists."" * The Auk * ""More than a single-species book; it is practical field ecology with multiple lessons for anyone interested in land and wildlife."" * Ecology * ""This will be the definitive work on this game species and its management."" * Pacific Discovery * ""Hopefully, this book will spark considerable interest among land managers throughout the range of the California Quail, and prompt them to set aside habitat for this species. The lessons provided in this book also have applicability throughout North America and beyond; one can substitute any species for the quail and apply the same principles expounded here equally well. The second section of the book will appeal to ornithologists in general in its summation of the salient data on the biology of this bird. The many, as yet unanswered, questions about ""the natural controls over population numbers in this fascinating species"" should stimulate us to further research efforts,"" * Wilson Bulletin *"

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Aldo Starker Leopold (1913–1983) was an author, forester, zoologist and conservationist. He also served as professor at the University of California, Berkeley for thirty years. Throughout his life, Leopold was active in numerous wildlife and conservation groups throughout the United States.

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