Game Bird Staff Publications

Quail Call Newsletter is the newsletter for Red Hills Quail Management. View past issues

Research Notes is a publication of the Tall Timbers Research Station. View past issues

Scientific Publications

Terhune, T. M., D. C. Sisson, W. E. Palmer, H. L. Stribling, and J. P. Carroll. 2007. Raptor predation of northern bobwhite nests. Journal of Raptor Ecology. In Press

Little, I, S. D. Wellendorf, W. E. Palmer, and J. P. Carroll. 2007. Effects of timber volume northern bobwhite autumn abundance. National Quail Symposium. In Press

Whitelaw, R. E., W. E. Palmer, S. D. Wellendorf, and J. P. Carroll. 2007. Winter use of supplemental feed by northern bobwhite. National Quail Symposium. In Press

Wellendorf, S. D., and W. E. Palmer. 2007. Effects of two burning scales on northern Bobwhite demographic rates and home range size. National Quail Symposium. In Press

Palmer, W. E., and S. D. Wellendorf. 2007. Effects of radiotransmitters on northern bobwhite survival. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71(4):1281–1287.

Folk, T. A., J. B. Grand, W. E. Palmer, J. A. Carroll, , D. C. Sisson, T. M. Terhune, S. D. Wellendorf, H. L. Stribling. 2007. Estimates of Survival from Radiotelemetry: a Response to Guthery and Lusk. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71(4):1027– 1033.

Faircloth, B.C., G. P. Keller, C. J. Narin, W. E. Palmer, J. P. Carroll, and P. A. Gowaty. Tetranucleotide microsatellite primers from eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis). 2006. Molecular Ecology 6:646-649.

Palmer, W. E., S. D. Wellendorf, J. R. Gillis, and P. T. Bromley. 2005. Effects of field borders and mesomammal reduction on bobwhite abundance on North Carolina farms. The Wildlife Society Bulletin. 33(4):1398-1405.

Wellendorf, S. D., and W. E. Palmer. 2005. Investigating the use of covey call point counts to estimate autumn density of northern bobwhites. Wildlife Biology in Practice 1(2):140-145.

Staller, E. L., W. E. Palmer, J. P. Carroll, R. P. Thornton, and D. C. Sisson. 2005. Identifying predators at northern bobwhite nests and nest predation relative to predator abundance Journal of Wildlife Management 69:124-132.

Faircloth, B. C., Allision. Reid, Teresa A. Valentine, Soo Hyung Eo, Theron M. Therhune, Travis C. Glenn, William E. Palmer, Campbell Joseph Nairn, and John P. Carroll. 2005. Tetranucleotide, trinucleotide, and dinucleotide loci from the bobcat (Lynx rufus). Molecular Ecology Notes 5:387-389.

Faircloth, B., W. E. Palmer, J. C. Carroll. 2005. Post-hatching brood amalgamation in Northern Bobwhites. Journal of Field Ornithology 76:175-182.

Burger, L. W., M. D. Smith, R. Hamrick, W. E. Palmer, and S. D. Wellendorf. 2004. CP-33- Upland Habitat Buffers Monitoring Protocol. Southeast Quail Study Group.

Butler, D. A., W. E. Palmer, and S. D. Dowell. 2004. Passage of arthropod diagnostic fragments in northern bobwhite chicks. Journal of Field Ornithology 75:372-375

Masters, R., K. Robertson, W. Palmer, J. Cox, K. McGorty, L. Green, and C. Ambrose. 2004 Red Hills Forest Stewardship Guide. Tall Timbers Miscellaneous Publication 12.

Palmer, W. E., K. M. Robertson, R. E. Masters. 2004. The culture of fire in the South. North American Wildlife Natural Resource Conference. 69:354 – 368.

Schable, N. A., B. C. Faircloth, W. E. Palmer, J. P. Carroll, L. W. Burger, L. A. Brennan, C. Hagen, and T. C. Glenn. 2004. Tetranucleotide and dinucleotide microsattelite loci from the northern bobwhite. Molecular Ecology Notes: 4:415-419.

Welch, J. R., K. V. Miller, W. E. Palmer, and T. B. Harrington. 2004. Response of understory vegetation important to northern bobwhite following imazapyr and mechanical treatments. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 32:1071-1076.

Wellendorf, S. D., W. E. Palmer, and P. T. Bromley. 2004. Estimating calling rates of northern bobwhite coveys and measuring abundance. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:672–682.

Smith, M. D., A. D. Hammond, L. W. Burger, Jr., W. E. Palmer, A. V. Carver, and S. D. Wellendorf. 2003. A technique for capturing northern bobwhite quail chicks. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:1054-1060.

Engstrom, R. T. and W. E. Palmer. 2003. Two species in one ecosystem: Management of Northern Bobwhite and Red-cockaded woodpecker in the Red Hills. Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR 191.

Palmer, W. E. 2002. Peninsular Florida – BCR 31 in Dimmick, R.W., M.J. Gudlin, and D.F. McKenzie, eds. The northern bobwhite conservation initiative. Miscellaneous publication of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, South Carolina. 96 pp.

Palmer, W. E., S. D. Wellendorf, L. A. Brennan, W. R. Davidson, and F. E. Kellogg. 2002. Hunting success and northern bobwhite density on Tall Timbers Research Station: 1970 - 2001. National Quail Symposium 5:213-217.

Staller, E. L., W. E. Palmer, and J. P. Carroll. 2002. Macrohabitat composition Surrounding successful and depredated northern bobwhite nests. National Quail Symposium 5:61-65.

Palmer, W. E., M. W. Lane III, and P. T. Bromley. 2001. Human-imprinted northern Bobwhite chicks and arthropod foods in habitat patches. Journal of Wildlife Management. 65: 861-870.

Carver, A. V., L. W. Burger, Jr., W. E. Palmer, and L. A. Brennan. 2001. Vegetation characteristics in seasonal-disked fields and at bobwhite brood locations. Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agency Proceedings 55:436-444.

Marcus, J. F., W. E. Palmer, and P. T. Bromley. 2000. The effects of farm field borders on overwintering sparrow densities. Wilson Bulletin 112:517-523.

Puckett, K. M., W. E. Palmer, P. T. Bromley, J. R. Anderson, Jr., and T. L. Sharpe. 2000. Effects of filter strips on habitat use and home range of northern bobwhites on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. National Quail Symposium Proceedings 4:26-31.

Brennan, L. A., R. T. Engstrom, W. E. Palmer, S. M. Herman, G. A. Hurst, L. W. Burger, and C. L. Hardy. 1998. Whither wildlife without fire? North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference Proceedings 63:402-414.

Palmer, W. E., K. M. Puckett, J. R. Anderson, and P. T. Bromley. 1998. Effects of foliar insecticides on quail chick survival. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:1565-1573.

Palmer, W. E. and G. A. Hurst. 1998. Prescribed burning effects on wild turkey hens during preincubation. Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Proceedings 20:102-106.

Warson, B. E., W. E. Palmer, J. R. Anderson, and P. T. Bromley. 1998. Maintaining early-successional habitats using a metal wick herbicide applicator. Annual Conference Southeastern Association Fish Wildlife Agencies Proceedings 52: 265-273.

Puckett, K. M., W. E. Palmer, P. T. Bromley, and J. R. Anderson, Jr. 1997. Bobwhite nesting ecology and modern agriculture: field examination with manipulation. Annual Conference Southeastern Association Fish Wildlife Agencies Proceedings 49:507-517.

Burger, L. W., M. D. Smith, R. Hamrick, W. E. Palmer, and S. D. Wellendorf. 2004. CP-33- Upland Habitat Buffers Monitoring Protocol. Southeast Quail Study Group.

Masters, R., K. Robertson, W. Palmer, J. Cox, K. McGorty, L. Green, and C. Ambrose. 2004 Red Hills Forest Stewardship Guide. Tall Timbers Miscellaneous Publication 12.

Palmer, W. E., K. M. Robertson, R. E. Masters. 2004. The culture of fire in the South. North American Wildlife Natural Resource Conference. 69:354 – 368.