Callipepla
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Gee, J. M. 2003. How a hybrid zone is maintained: Behavioral mechanisms of interbreeding between California and Gambel's Quail (Callipepla californica and C-gambelii). Evolution 57(10):2407-2415.
Gee, J. M. 2004. Gene flow across a climatic barrier between hybridizing avian species, California and Gambel's quail (Callipepla californica and C-gambelii). Evolution 58(5):1108-1121.
Gee, J. M. 2005. No species barrier by call in an avian hybrid zone between California and Gambel's quail (Callipepla californica and C-gambelii). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86(2):253-264.
Guthery, F. S., N. M. King, W. P. Kuvlesky, S. DeStefano, S. A. Gall, and N. J. Silvy. 2001. Comparative habitat use by three quails in desert grassland. Journal of Wildlife Management 65(4):850-860.
Hagelin, J. C. 2002. The kinds of traits involved in male-male competition: a comparison of plumage, behavior, and body size in quail. Behavioral Ecology 13(1):32-41.
Hagelin, J. C. and J. D. Ligon. 2001. Female quail prefer testosterone-mediated traits, rather than the ornate plumage of males. Animal Behaviour 61:465-476.
Zink, R. M. and R. C. Blackwell. 1998. Molecular systematics of the Scaled Quail complex (genus Callipepla). Auk 115(2):394-403.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Callipepla squamata |
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| Location | captive at Paignton Zoo |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Li-Lian Butcher |
| Scientific Name | Callipepla gambelii |
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| Location | The Pond At Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Source | Gambel's Quail (Male), The Pond At Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona |
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| Copyright | © Al And Elaine Wilson |
| Scientific Name | Callipepla californica |
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| Location | Ross, California, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | California Quail (p5211351) |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Vards Uzvards |
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