Scientific Publications

The diet and disease susceptibility of grey partridges Perdix perdix on arable farmland in East Anglia, England.

Browne, S.J., Aebischer, N.J., Moreby, S.J., & Teague, L.
2006. Wildlife Biology, 12: 3-10.

The Impact of Released Gamebirds on the Nature Conservation Value of Chalk Grassland in Central Southern England.

Callegari, S.E.
2006. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. University of Reading, Reading.

A review of invertebrates and seed-bearing plants as food for farmland birds in Europe.

Holland, J.M., Hutchison, M.A.S., Smith, B.M., & Aebischer, N.J.
2006. Annals of Applied Biology, 148: 49-71.

Haematology and biochemistry in healthy young pheasants and red-legged partridges and effects of spironucleosis on these parameters.

Lloyd, S. & Gibson, J.S.
2006. Avian Pathology, 35: 335-340.

Food preferences of grey partridge chicks, Perdix perdix, in relation to size, colour and movement of insect prey.

Moreby, S.J., Aebischer, N.J., & Southway, S.E.
2006. Animal Behaviour, 71: 871-878.

Seventy years of researching the grey partridge Perdix perdix in the UK: What lessons have we learnt and how can they help the conservation of threatened Galliformes?

Browne, S.J.
2005. In: Fuller, R.A. & Browne, S.J. (eds) Proceedings of the 3rd International Galliformes Symposium: 226-231. World Pheasant Association, Fordingbridge.

Incidence of lead shot ingestion in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in Great Britain.

Butler, D.A.
2005. Veterinary Record, 157: 661-662.

The status and threats to the conservation of the chestnut-headed partridge Arborophila cambodiana and other Galliformes in the Cardamom Mountain Range, Southwest Cambodia.

Chumm, S., Browne, S.J., Holloway, S.J. & Out, S.
2005. In: Fuller, R.A. & Browne, S.J. (eds) Proceedings of the 3rd International Galliformes Symposium: 69-77. World Pheasant Association, Fordingbridge.

Fluid absorption in the small intestine of healthy game birds and those infected with Spironucleus spp.

Lloyd, S., Irvine, K.L., Eves, S.M., & Gibson, J.S.
2005. Avian Pathology, 34: 252-257.

Incidence of ingested lead gunshot in wild grey partridges (Perdix perdix) from the UK.

Potts, G.R.
2005. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 51: 31-34.

Songbirds using crops planted on farmland as cover for game birds.

Sage, R.B., Parish, D.M.B., Woodburn, M.I.A., & Thompson, P.G.L.
2005. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 51: 248-253.

Gamebird conservation through the use of set-aside.

Sotherton, N.W.
2005. In: Holtsuk, Z. & Börner, M. (eds) Agricultural Landscapes as Habitats. Proceedings of a Pan-European Symposium; 3 September 2004, Brussels: 175-192. Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung, Hamburg.

Managing the UK Grey Partridge Perdix perdix recovery: population change, reproduction, habitat and shooting.

Aebischer, N.J. & Ewald, J.A.
2004. Ibis, 146 Supplement 2: 181-191.

Evidence for the indirect effects of pesticides on farmland birds.

Boatman, N.D., Brickle, N.W., Hart, J.D., Milsom, T.P., Morris, A.J., Murray, A.W.A., Murray, K.A., & Robertson, P.A.
2004. Ibis, 146 Supplement 2: 131-143.

Five-year evaluation of the impact of the Arable Stewardship Pilot Scheme on birds.

Bradbury, R.B., Browne, S.J., Stevens, D.K., & Aebischer, N.J.
2004. Ibis, 146 Suppement 2: 171-180.

The impact of agriculture and some solutions for arthropods and birds.

Holland, J.M.
2004. In: Van Emden, H.F. & Rothschild, M. (eds) Insect and Bird Interactions: 51-73. Intercept Limited, Andover.

The Effects of Raptor Predation on Grey Partridges Perdix perdix.

Watson, M.
2004. Unpublished D.Phil. thesis. Linacre College, Oxford.

Preliminary results from using GIS to examine spatial variation in grey partridge demography over 30 years in Sussex, UK.

Aebischer, N.J., Ewald, J.A. & Potts, G.R.
2002. In: Thomaides, C. & Kypridemos, N. (eds) Proceedings of the XXIVth Congress of the International Union of Game Biologists: 23-33. Hellenic Hunting Confederation & Hunting Federation of Macedonia-Thrace, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Spatial and temporal differences in the abundance of black grouse and other moorland birds in relation to reductions in sheep grazing.

Baines, D., Warren, P.K., & Calladine, J.R.
2002. Aspects of Applied Biology, 67: 245-252.

Spatial variation in densities of farmland birds in relation to pesticide use and avian food resources.

Ewald, J.A., Aebischer, N.J., Brickle, N.W., Moreby, S.J., Potts, G.R. & Wakeham-Dawson, A.
2002. In: Chamberlain, D.E. & Wilson, A. (eds) Avian Landscape Ecology: Pure and Applied Issues in the Large-Scale Ecology of Birds: 305-312. International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK).

Examining the spatial relationship between pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) release pens and grey partridge (Perdix perdix) population parameters.

Ewald, J.A. & Touyéras, H.
2002. In: Hadjisterkotis, E. (ed.) Proceedings of the XXVth International Congress of the International Union of Game Biologists and the IXth International Symposium Perdix; Zeitschrift für Jagdwissenschaft: 354-363. Blackwell Verlag, Berlin.

Using satellite imagery to aid the implementation of a recovery plan for a declining farmland bird.

Kingdon, N.G. & Darling, E.A.D.
2002. In: Chamberlain, D.E. & Wilson, A. (eds) Avian Landscape Ecology: Pure and Applied issues in the Large-Scale Ecology of Birds: 313-317. International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK).

The estimation of density dependence using census data from several sites.

Langton, S.D., Aebischer, N.J., & Robertson, P.A.
2002. Oecologia, 133: 466-473.

Upland habitat use by Pyrenean grey partridges Perdix perdix hispaniensis during the breeding season.

Novoa, C., Aebischer, N.J., & Landry, P.
2002. Wildlife Biology, 8: 99-108.

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix.

Potts, G.R.
2002. In: Wernham, C., Toms, M., Marchant, J.H., Clark, J., Siriwardena, G. & Baillie, S.R. (eds) The Migration Atlas: Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland: 259-260. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.

Arable farming: The options for game and wildlife.

Potts, G.R.
2002. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 163: 72-82.

The effect of an experimental infection of the nematode Heterakis gallinarum on hand-reared grey partridges Perdix perdix.

Sage, R.B., Woodburn, M.I.A., Davis, C., & Aebischer, N.J.
2002. Parasitology, 124: 529-535.

Food requirements of grey partridge Perdix perdix chicks.

Southwood, T.R.E. & Cross, D.J.
2002. Wildlife Biology, 8: 175-183.

Parasite-mediated competition among red-legged partridges and other lowland gamebirds.

Tompkins, D.M., Parish, D.M.B., & Hudson, P.J.
2002. Journal of Wildlife Management, 66: 445-450.

Proceedings of the Perdix VII International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants, 9-13 Oct., 1995, Dourdan, France.

Birkan, M.G., Smith, L.M., Aebischer, N.J., Purroy, F.J. & Robertson, P.A. (eds)
2001. Game and Wildlife Science, 18 (3-4). Office National de la Chasse, Paris.

Protecting field edges and boundaries from pesticides: the benefits for farmland wildlife.

Holland, J.M.
2001. In: Forster, R. & Streloke, M. (eds) Workshop on Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Measures (WORMM): 73-81.

Spring foraging behaviour and diet of released pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in the United Kingdom.

Hoodless, A.N., Draycott, R.A.H., Ludiman, M.N. & Robertson, P.A.
2001. In: Birkan, M.G., Smith, L.M., Aebischer, N.J., Purroy, F.J. & Robertson, P.A. (eds) Proceedings of the Perdix VII International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants; Game and Wildlife Science: 375-386. Office National de la Chasse, Paris.

Survival and breeding success of two pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) strains released into the wild.

Sage, R.B., Robertson, P.A. & Wise, D.R.
2001. In: Birkan, M.G., Smith, L.M., Aebischer, N.J., Purroy, F.J. & Robertson, P.A. (eds) Proceedings of the Perdix VII International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants; Game and Wildlife Science: 331-340. Office National de la Chasse, Paris.

Comparative breeding success of wild and reared pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in southern England.

Woodburn, M.I.A.
2001. In: Birkan, M.G., Smith, L.M., Aebischer, N.J., Purroy, F.J. & Robertson, P.A. (eds) Proceedings of the Perdix VII International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants, 9-13 Oct. 1995, Dourdan, France; Game and Wildlife Science: 319-329. Office National de la Chasse, Paris.

From science to recovery: four case studies of how research has been translated into conservation action in the UK.

Aebischer, N.J., Green, R.E. & Evans, A.D.
2000. In: Aebischer, N.J., Evans, A.D., Grice, P.V. & Vickery, J.A. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds: 43-54. British Ornithologists' Union, Tring.

Estimating brood production and chick survival rates of grey partridges: an evaluaton.

Aebischer, N.J. & Reitz, F.
2000. In: Faragó, S. (ed.) Perdix VIII. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants in the Western Palearctic and Nearctic; Hungarian Small Game Bulletin: 191-210. Department of Game Management & Fishery Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development, Budapest.

Factors affecting the distribution of Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa in an agricultural landscape of southern Portugal.

Borralho, R., Stoate, C., & Araújo, M.
2000. Bird Study, 47: 304-310.

Flight characteristics of three strains of hand-reared common pheasants.

Carroll, J.P. & Papeschi, A.
2000. In: Faragó, S. (ed.) Perdix VIII Proceedings of an International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants in the Western Palearctic and Nearctic; Hungarian Small Game Bulletin: 83-94. Department of Game Management & Fishery Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development, Budapest.

Response of pheasants to predator calls: measuring 'wildness' and strain effects.

Carroll, J.P. & Hollins, K.
2000. In: Faragó, S. (ed.) Perdix VIII Proceedings of an International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants in the Western Palearctic and Nearctic; Hungarian Small Game Bulletin: 63-70. Department of Game Management & Fishery Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development Board, Budapest.

Spring diet of ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in the UK: Implications for the body condition of nesting hens.

Draycott, R.A.H., Butler, D.A. & Carroll, J.P.
2000. In: Faragó, S. (ed.) Perdix VIII: Proceedings of an International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Pheasants in the Western Palearctic and Nearctic; Hungarian Small Game Bulletin: 29-38. Department of Game Management & Fishery Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development, Budapest.