Episode 9: Montezuma Quail

In this episode, I recap some spring birding adventures and highlight my most recent lifer, the Montezuma Quail.

Show Notes

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References

• Albers, R.P. & Gehlbach, F. R. (1990). Choices of Feeding Habitat by Relict Montezuma Quail in Central Texas. The Wilson Bulletin, 102(2), 300–308. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4162867
• All About Birds (n.d.). Montezuma Quail. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Montezuma_Quail/lifehistory  
• Greene, C.D., Harveson, L.A., Cross, J.G., Luna, R.S. (2020, Jan). Spatial ecology and habitat utilization of Montezuma Quail in the Davis Mountains of Texas. The Texas Journal of Science 72:1.
• Hernandez, F., Harveson, L. A., & Brewer, C. E. (2006). A Comparison of Trapping Techniques for Montezuma Quail. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 34(4), 1212–1215. https://doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1212:ACOTTF]2.0.CO;2
• Mathur, S, DeWoody, JA Genetic load has potential in large populations but is realized in small inbred populations. Evol Appl. 2021; 14: 1540– 1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13216
• Mathur, S., Tomeček, J.M., Heniff, A. et al. Evidence of genetic erosion in a peripheral population of a North American game bird: the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae). Conserv Genet 20, 1369–1381 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01218-9
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (n.d.). Montezuma Quail. AgriLife Extension Wildlife & Fisheries. https://wildlife.tamu.edu/montezuma-quail-reversing-the-quail-decline-initiative/ 

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