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Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Date of this Version

2010

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Conference Proceeding

Citation

5th International Galliformes Symposium (November 7-10, 2010 : Chiang Mai, Thailand): Abstract Book

World Pheasant Association, 2010

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Copyright 2010, the authors of the respective abstracts. Used by permission

Abstract

Conserving Galliformes: What we need to do, Philip J. K. McGowan

The Galliformes Specialist Group, Peter J. Garson and Ilse Storch

Session 1: Conservation in Thailand, Chair: Tommaso Savini

Wildlife conservation status in Thailand: The elephant's case study, Mattana Srikrajang

The Galliformes studies and research problems in Thailand, Wina Meckvichai

Session 2: Galliformes Research and Conservation in Thailand, Chair: Wina Meckvichai

Ranging ecology of Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) in submontane forest, Niti Sukumal, George A. Gale, and Tommaso Savini

Nesting behaviour and nest site selection of scaly-breasted partridge in Mo Singto Research Plot, Thailand, Tiwa Ong-in, George Gale, Andrew Pierce, Philip Round, Stephen Browne, and Tommaso Savini

Study of Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) by using camera traps, Jirapa Suwanrat, Taksin Artchawakom, Niti Sukumat, Dusit Ngopraserf, Tommaso Savini, and Pongthep Suwanwaree

Habitat utilization of green peafowl Pavo muticus and their behaviour in breeding season at Huai Tab Saloa, Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Uthai Thani Province, Wina Meckvichai and Tanwarat Pinthong

Genetic variation of captive green peafowl in Thailand based on D- loop sequences, Amporn Wiwegweaw and Wina Meckvichai

Present and future of Galliformes research in Thailand: Prioritizing the effort, Tommaso Savini and Niti Sukumal

Session 3: Effectiveness of Protected Areas, Chair, Sun Yue-hua

Achieving long-term protection for Galliformes habitat: A case study from China, Simon D. Dowell, Dai Bo, Roger Wilkinson , Chen Benping, and Zhu Min

Coverage of the Galliformes within South Asia's protected area, Natalie Clark, Elizabeth Boakes, Richard Fuller, Georgina Mace, and Philip J. K. McGowan

Galliformes conservation in Nepal through the priority sites for conservation, Hem Sagar Baral

Enhancing the conservation and scope of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP) Palawan, Phillipines, Edmund Leo B. Rico, Ronald Allan Altamirano, Neil Aldrin D. Mallari, and Rachel Austin

Bringing protected areas beyond conservation rhetoric: A case study in Palawan, Philippines, N. A. D. Mallari, S. M. Marsden, J. Mendoza, J. Wenceslao, N. Puna, J. Bactol, and Philip J. K. McGowan

Session 4: Field Research Techniques, Chair: Niti Sukumal

Science, conservation, and abundance estimation of Galliformes, John P. Carroll

A test of distance sampling to estimate the abundance of scaly-breasted partridge in a tropical evergreen forest, George A. Gale, Tiwa Ong-in, and Tommaso Savini

Abundance, population structure and occupancy based modeling of three pheasants in the western part of Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim, India, K. Poudyal, T. Bhattacharya, T. Bashir, S. Sathyakumar, and G. K. Saha

Using camera traps to assess abundances and habitat associations of Galliformes in an Indonesian lowland forest, David Lee and Jeremy Lindsell

Monitoring population dynamics of threatened pheasants using camera trapping: A case study in Gutianshan National Nature Reserve, Xingfeng Si and Ding Ping

Distribution of pheasants and partridges in the upper Setikhola forests of Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal, Laxman Prasad Poudyal, Baburam Lamichhane, Heera B. Chhetri, K. Ramesh, Philip J. K. McGowan

Session 5: Conservation Status of Galliformes, Chair: Simon D. Dowell

Emerging concerns about the status of Vietnam's Galliformes, Le Trong Trai

Conservation of Galliformes in India: Challenges and future needs, Rahul Kaul and S. Sathyakumar

Saving the critically endangered Djibouti francolin and its forest ecosystem: Cause for optimism? Clive Bealey, Houssein Rayaleh, Zomo Fisher, Sam Cartwright, Geoff Welch, and Philip J. K. McGowan

Status, habitat and conservation of swamp francolin (Francolinus gularis) in Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Paras Bikram Singh and Laxman Poudyal

Re-assessment of population status, habitat use and threats to swamp francolin (Francolinus gularis) between 2004 and 2009 in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal, R. Dahal Baghwan

Session 6: Behavioural and Population Ecology, Chair: Rahul Kaul

Diurnal behaviour of Crossoptilon auritus in winter in northwest China, Wu Yi-qun and Liu Nai-fa

Habitat selection and group size change of Tibetan partridge in Daocheng, Sichuan, China, Que Pinjia

The roles of weather and predator abundance in determining breeding success of capercaillie in Scotland, David Baines , Nicholas Aebischer, and Allan MacLeod

Parental decisions and predators: Investment and risks to incubating northern bobwhites, Susan N. Ellis-Felege, Jonathan S. Burnam, William E. Palmer, D. Clay Sisson, and John P. Carroll

Breeding biology of grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) in Theni Forest Division, Gudalur Range, western Ghats, Tamilndu, Southern India, N. Ramesh and M. C. Sathyanarayana

Reproductive ecology of the Trinidad piping-guan, Kerrie T. Naranjit

Session 7a: Spatial Ecology, Chair: Zhang Zheng-wang

Spatial and temporal associations of male Reeves's pheasants to different forest edges in the Dabie Mountains of central China, Ji-Liang Xu, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Zheng-Wang Zhang, Guang-Mei Zheng, and Yong Wang

Ecogeographical determinants of range limit and distribution pattern of red junglefowl and grey junglefowl in India, Merwyn Fernandes, Mukesh, S. Sathyakumar, and K. Ramesh

Habitat use and activity pattern of Galliformes in the western part of Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim, India, K. Poudyal, T. Bashir, T. Bhattacharya, S.Sathyakumar, and G. K. Saha

Territory size and overlap of buff-throated partridge in tree-line habitats, Pamuling Mountains, China, Nan Yang, Kai Zhang, Jianghong Ran, Huw Lloyd, Yu Xu, Bisong Yue, and Ying Wang

Habitat suitability assessment for Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) in the Nanhua part of Ailaoshan Nature Reserve, Yao Xiao-gang, Zhou Wei, Xu Wan-ji, Deng Zhong-jian, and Zhang Ren-gong

Session 7b: Conservation Breeding, Chair: Keith Howman

Conservation breeding in WPA, John Corder

Conservation breeding programme of western tragopan at Sarahan Pheasantry in Himachal Pradesh, India, Alam Singh Chauhan and Sat Pal Dhiman

Introduction and breeding of blood pheasants in Beijing Zoo, Zhang Jing, Zhang Jinguo, and Liu Bin

Conservation breeding of pheasants in India: The Central Zoo Authority perspective, Nairn Akhtar and Shri B. S. Bonal

Conservation breeding of cheer pheasants giving emphasis to enclosure designs in Himachal Pradesh, India, Sat Pal Dhiman

Taki ng the next step forward in conservation breeding of pheasants in Himachal Pradesh, India, Ashwanii Gulaati

Session 8: Galliformes-Human Interaction, Chair: Mukhtar Ahmed

Logical conservation: Applying the state-pressure-response model to prioritise work on the threatened Galliformes species, Lowell J. Mills and Peter J. Garson

Present opportunities of ecotourism and its impact on Himalayan pheasants in the Pipar Area, Nepal, Suman Sharma

Genetic signature of anthropogenic population collapse in Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), Jiang Chang, Ning Wang, De Chen, and Zhengwang Zhang

Grouping behaviour of white eared-pheasant, Wang Nan

Factors limiting population size of grey partridge in upland agricultural landscapes in northern England, David Baines, Philip Warren, and Kathy Fletcher

Session 9: Taxonomy and Ecology, Chair: Natalie Clark

Evaluation of genetic diversity and admixture analysis of red junglefowl with domestic chicken in India: Preliminary findings, Mukesh, M. Fernandes, S. Sathyakumar, R. S. Kalsi, Rahul Kaul, and R. P. Mandhan

Taxonomic clarification in a plumage polymorphic species, silver pheasant, Lu Dong, Yanyun Zhang, Gerald Heckel, and Guangmei Zheng

The spatial variation of plant food for Syrmaticus humiae in spring at Dazhongshan, Yunnan, Chang Lina and Zhou Wei

Seasonal variation in the diet of gray junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) in Theni Forest Division, Gudalur range, Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, Southern India, M. C. Sathyanarayana and N. Ramesh

Observations on the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in the Mannar District, Sri Lanka, Charles Santiapillai and Shanmugasundaram Wijeyamohan

Poster Session, Coordinator: John P. Carroll

Voca lization of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus) in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Breeding Station, Uthai Thani Province, Sutipong Arsirapoj and Wina Meckvichai

Assessment of pesticide load on Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur Rajasthan, India, Bhumesh Singh Bhadouria, V. B. Mathur, S. Sathyakumar, and Rahul Kaul

Diet, throughput and faecal analysis of blood pheasants at Daocheng, Sichuan, China, G. W. H. Davison and Wang Nan

Brief introduction of Galliformes and the distribution of Alectoris chukar in Xinjiang province, west China, Ding Peng, Ma Ming, Zhang Tong, and Chen Ying

Declines and conservation of threatened Galliformes in the Himalayas, Jonathon C. Dunn

Niche separation between the seven pheasant species in Karst Mountains in southwest Guangxi province, China, Zhou Fang, Yu Chengxin, Yang Gang, Lu Zhou, and Li Dong

Opportunistic shift in nesting strategy by buff-throated partridges in tree-line habitat, China, Kai Zhang, Nan Yang, Yu Xu, Jianghong Ran, Huw Lloyd, and Bisong Yue

Distribution and relative abundance of pheasant in Pindari Valley, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India, V. Kandpal and S. Sathyakumar

Koklass (Pucrasia macrolopha biddulphi) relative abundance and habitat use at lower Dachugam National Park, Kashmir, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Samina Anim Charoo, and S. Sathyakumar

Conservation breed ing of Hume's pheasants, Liankima Lailung and F. Laltanpuia

A novel PCR method for gender identification of Tetraophasis szechenyii, Li Li, Wenqing Li, Xiao Li, Anlin Wu, and Jing Li

Genetic evidence for male-biased dispersal in Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) in China, Lin Fang-Jun, Ping-Ping Jiang, and Ping Ding

Distribution of green peafowl (Pavo muticus imperator) after human disturbance and reintroduction at Mae Wong National Park, Kamphang Petch Province, Wina Meckvichai and Sutipong Arsirapoj

Assessment of genetic diversity of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) population in Himachal Pradesh, India, Mukesh, S. Sathyakumar, R. S. Kalsi, R. K. Vijh, M. Fernandes, and R. P. Mandhan

Conservation status of western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) in Machiara National Park, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, Muhammad Naeem Awan

Roost sites selection of scaly-breasted partridge in seasonally wet evergreen forest, Tiwa Ong-in, George Gale, Andrew Pierce, Philip Round, Stephen Browne, and Tommaso Savini

Distribution and relative abundances of Galliformes in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim, India, K. Poudyal, S. Sathyakumar, and J. B. Subba

Participatory survey of cheer pheasant through broadcasting a radio programme in far western Nepal, Laxman Prasad Poudyal and Nandalal Joshi

Status of cheer pheasant in Nepal, Paras B. Singh and Peter J. Garson

Assessment of pesticide load on Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur Rajasthan, India, Bhumesh Singh Bhadouria, V. B. Mathur, S . Sathyakumar, and Rahul Kaul

Diurnal behaviours of Crossoptilon auritum in northwestern China, Wu Yi-qun and Liu Nai-fa

Complete mitochondrial genome of Tetraophasis szechenyii Madarasz, 1885 (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae), and its genetic variation as inferred from the mitochondrial DNA CR, Yang Meng, Liwei He, Ailin Wu, Zhenxin Fan, Jianghong Ran, Bisong Yue, and Jing Li

Cooperative breeding in the kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos): Basic ecology and the role of habitat saturation, Lijin Zeng and Zheng- Wang Zhang

Comparison of artificial breeding methods of Crossoptilon harmani, Jing Zhang, Tonggai Zhou, Liying Wang, and Jing Li

Phylogenetic study on Phasianidae species based on CR1 retrotransposable elements, Zhaofeng Liu, Liwei He, Honggang Yuan, Bisong Yue, and Jing Li

Habitat evaluation for Reeves's pheasant Syrmaticus reevisii), Chunfa Zhou and Zhengwang Zhang

Workshops

Chinese pheasant research and conservation

Review of information needs and emerging issues in conserving Himalayan Galliformes

Review of WPA field techniques manual Designing field studies for Galliformes

How do we prioritise projects for Red List species?

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