Martin G.A.M.E Lab

@quail4ever The fathers or at least the brooding male will do this behavior as well. So if you change the text the pic is congruent!

Quail Fact Friday!💡 Did you know that female bobwhite quail are masters of deception? To protect their young from predators, these mothers will often feign injury, pretending to be hurt to draw the predator’s attention away from the nest. This clever distraction behavior helps ensure the safety of their chicks, giving them a better chance of survival. Some bold hens have even been documented flying towards predators in an aggressive nature. Next time you’re in bobwhite country, keep an eye out for these devoted moms and their remarkable defense tactics! #quailforever #quail #bobwhitequail #quailfactfriday

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@danajmorin @mhallett2320 @DrDisturbance @RolandKays @MSUDeerLab @RB_Iglay @MichaelJCherry Could be dominance behavior.

Interesting interaction between white-tailed deer at San Felasco Nature Park, @Gainesville... Paternal care non-existent in WTD, but group of 3 bucks observed interacting with doe(s) on multiple occasions... @GainesvilleRec @GainesvillePRCA #wildlife #research @UFWildlife @UF

New @gamelabUGA paper! BioOne.org: JOURNAL ARTICLE bioone.org/journals/Wildl…

Three thesis defenses in three consecutive work days for the lab. Congrats to Emily, Rachel, and Justin!

New Lab paper out! Great work by @GT_Wann @JMYeiser @howell_pe. Could help agencies set harvest regulations for bobwhites. @gamebirddoc helped collect some of the dead recoveries. Open access: doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00…

Want to know the secret to life? Well, you won’t learn that here but might learn a little about setting objectives for managing bobwhites. @gamelabUGA on Facebook. @UGAWarnell @quail4ever @NBCI_Bobwhite @talltimbers1958

Check out this article about @gamelabUGA's research. talltimbers.org/raptors-and-bo…

Covey Flush Friday! Each Friday I will post something with the intention of stimulating thoughts and conversation about northern bobwhite science and management. Other topics will come up as well. Come and get it! @quail4ever @UGAWarnell @NBCI_Bobwhite @GeorgiaWild @gamelabUGA

⁦@JRectenwald⁩ successfully defended his thesis today! ⁦@talltimbers1958⁩ ⁦@gamebirddoc⁩

@QuailProfessor @TPWDparks @RPQRR Lost a good one for sure.

New paper out with @talltimbers1958! Trying to figure out the black box of bobwhite ecology--chick ecology! wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100… @gamebirddoc @quailcoalition @NBCI_Bobwhite

Lab Alumnus doing work!

Lab Research Coordinator Clay Delauncy installing Acoustic Recorders in GA mountains to hopefully record ruffed grouse. ⁦@RGS_AWS⁩ ⁦@UGAResearch⁩ ⁦@UGAWarnell⁩ ⁦@gamebirddoc⁩

New Lab paper! Evaluation of Acoustic Recording Devices to Survey Northern Bobwhite Populations. Authored by @_NathanWilhite_ @howell_pe and @gamebirddoc This is a first step towards using ARUs for bobwhite density estimation. doi.org/10.1002/wsb.10…

@DrDisturbance @EcoGraffito Both seem great for maintaining pine needles in that dense forest.

30 years of 2 yr spring vs 2 yr winter burning. This should be interesting data ⁦@EcoGraffito⁩

Check it out!

A cool thing happened the other day. Got an urgent request by a national economist with the Farm Service Agency to provide him with information on CRP effects on bobwhites. Thought it was for a press release. Instead the information was taken to the Hill! @gamebirddoc @JMYeiser

New lab paper is out! Sometimes we crawl into non-Bobwhite territory. Paper is about gopher tortoises in production forests. @gamebirddoc @Weyerhaeuser @GaForestryFdn @GaTrees wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Nice article in @CoveyRiseMag by Nancy Anisfield about Bobwhite Bootcamp! Check out the magazine in general. Also check out Prairie Wildlife (prairiewildlife.com) for a cool place to shoot. @quail4ever @gamelabUGA