Texas Quails: Ecology and Management

Index

Index acacia, whitethorn (Acacia constricta), 15, 203 acanthocephalans, 102–103 acorns, in diets, 33, 171, 175, 191, 192, 254 actinomycetes, 105 adaptive plasticity, 410 adenoviruses, 107 aflatoxins, 108–109, 113–14, 290 agarito (Berberis trifoliata), 50 agave, 31 age ratios: bobwhites, 51, 56, 57, 252, 408– 409; Gambel’s quail, 19, 20; Montezuma quail, 3; scaled quail, 81 agricultural lands, ecoregion descriptions: Blackland Prairies, 185, 188; Cross Timbers and Prairies, 145; Edwards Plateau, 219–20; Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 263–65; High Plains, 234, 236–37; Piney Woods, 162–64; Post Oak Savana, 248–49; Rolling Plains, 118; Trans-Pecos, 208, 210. See also grazing entries agricultural lands, in habitat use: bobwhites , 62, 190–91; Gambel’s quail, 14, 19, 20; scaled quail, 76, 77, 78. See also grazing entries agricultural lands, management practices: Blackland Prairies, 198–99; Rolling Plains, 133–34. See also grazing entries agrita (Mahonia trifoliolata), 228 Alabama, 173–74, 291, 330 alfalfa (Medicago sativa), 126 Allolobophora calignosus, 98 allthorn (Castela spp.), 14 Alphitobius diaperinus, 97, 98 Alpine County, Gambel’s quail, 206 Amblyomma spp., 96–97 Anchor Covey Release System, 331 ani, groove-billed (Crotophaga sulcirostris), 391 annual cycles. See life histories ants, 16, 50, 139. See also fire ants appearance. See physical appearance Argas persicus, 97 Arizona: grazing effects, 392; javelinas, 390; Montezuma quail, 25, 29, 31, 32, 36, 37; scaled quail, 69, 71, 74. See also Gambel’s quail entries Arizona, parasite findings: arthropods, 93, 95, 96, 97; cestodes, 102; coccidia, 104; hematozoa, 103; nematodes, 99; viruses, 106 Arizona scaled quail (Callipepla squamata pallida), 65, 75–76 Arkansas, parasite findings, 106 Armadillidium vulgare, 98 armadillos, nine-banded (Dasypus novemcinctus ), 170, 254 arthropods. See insects; invertebrates Ascaridia galli, 97 ashes, 218, 249, 261 Aspergillus spp., 108 asters (Aster spp.), 185 Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, 113 Audubon Texas Quail Initiative, 370–71 Aulonocephalus lindquisti, 97, 99–100, 111 baccharis, willow (Baccharis salcina), 238 bacteria, pathogenic, 105–106 badgers (Taxidea taxus), 387 bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum), 163, 169, 197 baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), 218 balsalmscales (Elyonurus spp.), 46 Bandera County, Montezuma quail, 227 barnyardgrass (Echinocloa cursgalli), 243 Basins region, parasite findings, 96 bay, red (Persea borbonia), 175 beautyberry, American (Callicarpa americana ), 249 beetles, 16, 50, 123, 191 beggarweed, Florida (Desmodium sp.), 168 bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon): Blackland Prairies, 185, 188, 196–97; Cross Timbers and Prairies, 145; Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 264; Piney Woods, 163, 169, 179–80; Post Oak Savannah, 249; Rolling Plains, 133 Bexar County, 96, 227 Big Bend National Park, 36 bird dogs, 319–20, 323–24, 339, 348–49, 351–52 birds. See nongame birds entries; specific quail species, e.g., scaled quail blackberry (Rubus spp.), 180 blackbird, red-winged (Agelaius phoeniceus ), 402 blackbrush (Acacia smallii), Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 261 blackhead disease, 98, 104–105 Blackland County, 190, 191 Blackland Prairies ecoregion: described, 184–85, 264–65; management practices, 188–89, 194–97; research needs, 198–201 Blackland Prairies ecoregion, bobwhites: habitat use, 190–92; mortality factors, 192–93; population trends, 186–89, 193–94 478 Index bladderpod, Gordon (Lesquerella gordonii), 243 Blattella germanica, 98 Blocker, John, 336. See also San Tomas Hunting Camp bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), 347 bluegrass, annual (Poa annua), 253 blue quail. See scaled quail entries bluestem grasses (Andropogon spp.), ecoregion descriptions: Blackland Prairies, 185; Cross Timbers and Prairies, 143; Edwards Plateau, 218; Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 261; Rolling Plains, 119 bluestem grasses (Andropogon spp.), in habitat use: bobwhites, 46, 124–25, 409; at San Tomas Hunting Camp, 348 bluestem grasses (Andropogon spp.), Piney Woods management practices, 174 bluestem grasses (Bothriochloa spp.), 119, 197, 249 bluestem grasses (Schizachyrium spp.), ecoregion descriptions: Blackland Prairies , 185; Cross Timbers and Prairies, 143; Edwards Plateau, 218; Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 261; High Plains, 234, 246; Post Oak Savannah, 249 bluestem grasses (Schizachyrium spp.), in habitat use: bobwhites, 409; Oklahoma, 46; San Tomas Hunting Camp, 345 bluestem grasses (Schizachyrium spp.), Rolling Plains management practices, 133 bluet, prairie (Hedyotis nigricans), 185 blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris), 234 bobcats (Lynx rufus), 84, 387, 395, 399 bobwhite, northern (Colinus virginianus ), overview: conservation efforts, 63–64; demography influences, 50–63; geographic distribution, 40; habitat use, 46–50, 74; life history, 40–46. See also specific topics, e.g., habitat use, bobwhites ; parasites; population entries Bobwhite Brigade, 422 Boggy Slough project and studies, 167–70, 176–78 Bonasa umbellus, 111 booking agents, hunting, 321–22 books about quail management, 376–77 Bowie County, pen-reared birds, 178–79 brasil (Condalia obovata), 280 Brazoria County, land fragmentation, 265 Brazos County: diet components, 195...