Scientific Publications

Survival and chick production of hand-reared gray partridges in the wild.

Rands, M.R.W. & Hayward, T.P.
1987. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 15: 456-457.

The management of field margins for the conservation of gamebirds.

Rands, M.R.W. & Sotherton, N.W.
1987. In: Way, J.M. & Greig-Smith, P.W. (eds) 1987 Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Field Margins: 95-104. BCPC Monograph No. 35, British Crop Protection Council, Farnham.

Hedgerow management for the conservation of partridges Perdix perdix and Alectoris rufa.

Rands, M.R.W.
1987. Biological Conservation, 40: 127-139.

Philby's Rock Partridge in North Yemen.

Rands, M.R.W.
1987. Sandgrouse, 9: 67-68.

Recruitment of grey and red-legged partridges (Perdix perdix and Alectoris rufa) in relation to population density and habitat.

Rands, M.R.W.
1987. Journal of Zoology, London, 212: 407-418.

The Arabian Red-legged Partridge in North Yemen.

Rands, M.R.W. & Rands, G.F.
1987. Sandgrouse, 9: 69-73.

The Cereals and Gamebirds Research Project 1984-1987. A brief resume.

Sotherton, N.W.
1987. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society: 137-139.

The environmental interest of field margins to game and other wildlife: a Game Conservancy view.

Sotherton, N.W. & Rands, M.R.W.
1987. In: Way, J.M. & Greig-Smith, P.W. (eds) 1987 Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Field Margins: 67-75. BCPC Monograph No. 35. British Crop Protection Council, Farnham.

Predicting, measuring and minimizing the effects of pesticides on farmland wildlife on intensively managed arable land in Britain.

Sotherton, N.W. & Rands, M.R.W.
1987. In: Greenhalgh, R. & Roberts, T.R. (eds) Pesticide Science and Biotechnology - Proceedings Sixth IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) Congress of Pesticide Chemistry: 433-436. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.

The ecology and adaptability of the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in relation to changing land-use in Britain.

Hill, D.A. & Rands, M.R.W.
1986. In: Proceedings of the Third Symposium of the World Pheasant Association. World Pheasant Association, Reading.

The Partridge: Pesticides, Predation and Conservation.

Potts, G.R.
1986. Collins, London.

Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa.

Potts, G.R.
1986. In: The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 162-163. T. & A.D. Poyser, Calton.

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix.

Potts, G.R.
1986. In: The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 164-165. T. & A.D. Poyser, Calton.

Effect of hedgerow characteristics on partridge breeding densities.

Rands, M.R.W.
1986. Journal of Applied Ecology, 23: 479-487.

The survival of gamebird (Galliformes) chicks in relation to pesticide use on cereals.

Rands, M.R.W.
1986. Ibis, 128: 57-64.

The partridge situation in Italy: a view from Britain.

Potts, G.R.
1985. In: Dessi-Fulgheri, F. & Mingozzi, T. (eds) Biologia dei Galliformi. Problemi di gestione venatoria e conservazione: 9-13. Dipartmento di Ecologia dell'Università della Calabria, Arcavacata.

Herbicides and the decline of the partridge: an international perspective.

Potts, G.R.
1985. In: 1985 Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Weeds Vol 3: 983-990. British Crop Protection Council, Farnham.

The benefits of pesticide free headlands to wild gamebirds.

Rands, M.R.W.
1985. In: Hald, A.B. & Kjølholt, J. (eds) The Impact of Pesticides on the Wild Flora and Fauna in Agroecosystem: 19-26. Miljøstyrelsens Center for jordøkologi (Centre for Terrestrial Ecology), Søborg.

Pesticide use on cereals and the survival of grey partridge chicks: a field experiment.

Rands, M.R.W.
1985. Journal of Applied Ecology, 22: 49-54.

Some effects of cereal pesticides on gamebirds and other farmland fauna.

Rands, M.R.W., Sotherton, N.W. & Moreby, S.J.
1985. In: Recent Developments in Cereal Production: 98-113. Proceedings of a Symposium on Agriculture, University of Nottingham, Nottingham.

Comparison of herbicide treated and untreated headlands for the survival of game and wildlife.

Sotherton, N.W., Rands, M.R.W. & Moreby, S.J.
1985. In: 1985 Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Weeds Vol. 3: 991-998. British Crop Protection Council, Farnham.

The feeding ecology and survival of partridge chicks (Alectoris rufa and Perdix perdix) on arable farmland in East Anglia.

Green, R.E.
1984. Journal of Applied Ecology, 21: 817-830.

Double nesting of the Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa.

Green, R.E.
1984. Ibis, 126: 332-346.

Monitoring changes in the cereal ecosystem.

Potts, G.R.
1984. In: Jenkins, D. (ed.) Proceedings of the NERC ITE Symposium No. 13 'Agriculture and the Environment': 128-134. Monks Wood Experimental Station, Monks Wood.

Grey partridge population dynamics: comparisons between Britain and North America.

Potts, G.R.
1984. In: Dumke, R.T., Stiehl, R.B. & Kahl, R.B. (eds) Perdix III Gray Partridge and Ring-Necked Pheasant Workshop: 7-12. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Campbellsport.

Spring dispersal and agonistic behaviour of the Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa).

Green, R.E.
1983. Journal of Zoology, London, 201: 541-555.

The importance of nesting cover for partridges on farmland in the U.K.

Rands, M.R.W.
1983. In: Coles, C.L. (ed.) Farmland Pressures on Small Game, Proceedings of the Symposia held in Munich 1981 and Monaco 1982: 20-24. Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier, Paris.

The effects of habitat quality on Grey Partridge breeding densities in the U.K.

Rands, M.R.W.
1983. In: Coles, C.L. (ed.) Farmland Pressures on Small Game, Proceedings of the Symposia in Munich 1981 and Monaco 1982: 171-182. Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier, Paris.

The effects of intensive farming on some beneficial insect species.

Sotherton, N.W.
1983. In: Coles, C.L. (ed.) Farmland Pressures on Small Game, Proceedings of the Symposia in Munich 1981 and Monaco 1982: 183-194. Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier, Paris.

A study of the causes of the decline in numbers of the brown hare (Lepus capensis) in Britain.

Tapper, S.C. & Barnes, R.F.W.
1983. In: Hell, P. (ed.) Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the International Union of Game Biologists, Vol. 2: 430-440. International Union of Game Biologists, Strbske Pleso.

Population regulation mechanisms in partridges and the use of computer simulation models.

Potts, G.R.
1982. In: O'Gorman, F. & Rochford, J. (eds) Transactions of the 14th Congress of the Internation Union of Game Biologists: 39-45. International Union of Game Biologists, Dublin.

The Influence of Habitat on the Population Ecology of Partridges.

Rands, M.R.W.
1982. Unpublished D.Phil. thesis. University of Oxford, Oxford.

Effects of mammalian predators on partridge populations.

Tapper, S.C., Green, R.E., & Rands, M.R.W.
1982. Mammal Review, 12: 159-167.

Partridges of the Alectoris Genus: Proceedings of the Symposium held in Athens on May 25th, 1979.

Coles, C.L., Reydellet, M., van Tuyll, G., van Maltzahn, L. & Bugalho, J. (eds)
1980. Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier, Paris.

Simple computer models as aids to studies on the regulation of Alectoris population densities.

Potts, G.R.
1980. In: Coles, C.L., Reydellet, M., van Tuyll, G., van Maltzahn, L. & Bugalho, J. (eds) Partridges of the Alectoris Genus: Proceedings of the Symposium held in Athens: 62-70. Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier, Paris.

The effects of modern agriculture, nest predation and game management on the population ecology of partridges, (Perdix perdix and Alectoris rufa).

Potts, G.R.
1980. Advances in Ecological Research, 11: 1-79.

Can the methods of wild partridge management in Britain also help endangered pheasants in Asia?

Potts, G.R.
1980. In: Pheasants in Asia 1979: 92-95. World Pheasant Association, Reading.

Population regulation mechanisms in partridges and the use of computer simulation models

Potts, G.R.
1980. In: Peterson, S.R. & Nelson, L.Jr. (eds) Proceedings of Perdix II Gray Partridge Workshop: 137-146. Contribution No. 211. Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho.

Mathematical models as an aid to studies of gamebird populations.

Potts, G.R.
1978. In: Lovell, T.W.I. (ed.) Woodland Grouse 1978. Woodland Grouse Symposium, Inverness: 115-119. World Pheasant Association, Bures.

Current studies on wild partridge management in England.

Potts, G.R.
1977. In: Pesson, P. & Birkan, M.G. (eds) Ecologie du Petit Gibier, et Aménagement des Chasses: 119-135. Gauthier-Villars, Paris.