Characteristics of scaled quail loafing coverts in northwest Texas
Published: 1981
Language: eng
Subjects: Salsola tragus
Other titles: Characteristics of scaled quail loafing coverts in northwest Texas [Callipepla squamata, Opuntia imbricata, Salsola kali, wildlife habitat]
Description: Abstract: Cholla cactus (Opuntia imbricata) provided cover in 85% of scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) loafing coverts during winter and spring. All coverts had a band of lateral cover within the canopy of the overhead shrub. Two to five paths through the lateral cover led to a central, vegetation-free area.
Notes: 20 ref.