Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : color illustrations |
Series |
Perspectives on south Texas |
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Perspectives on south Texas.
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Contents |
The Colin cosmos -- General ecology -- Principles of habitat management -- Brush management -- Grazing management -- Food management -- Water, predators, and pen-raised bobwhites -- Cover management -- Population counts -- Sex and age ratios -- Harvest management -- Management examples -- The business of bobwhite management -- Bobwhites and other wildlife -- Epilogue |
Summary |
In this completely revised Texas A & M University Press edition, Guthery and coauthor Fidel Hernández have breathed new life into a classic work that for more than twenty years has been teaching biologists, managers, and ranchers to ""think like a quail."" Updated with the latest research on quail habitat management, predator control, and recent issues such as aflatoxin contamination, Hernández and Guthery help land stewards understand the optimum conditions for encouraging and sustaining quail populations while continuing to manage rangeland for cattle production. Written in a sty |
Notes |
Revised edition of: Beef, brush and bobwhites / by Fred S. Guthery. 1986 |
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Includes index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Northern bobwhite -- Texas, South -- Management
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Northern bobwhite -- Habitat -- Conservation -- Texas, South
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Range management -- Texas, South
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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Range management
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South Texas
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Guthery, Fred S.
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Guthery, Fred S.
Beef, brush, and bobwhites
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ISBN |
9781603445870 |
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1603445870 |
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