Detailed information on movements, space use, and habitat selection patterns by northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; hereafter, bobwhite) is important for understanding population dynamics, gene flow, disease spread, and development of habitat management activities. Advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) technology has allowed researchers to collect spatial and temporal location data with increasing accuracy, which in turn has shifted the resolution at which habitat evaluations and management focus can occur. Only recently have GPS tags been deployable for small ground‐nesting birds. We conducted a preliminary examination of the spatial ecology of 74 bobwhites equipped with GPS tags during breeding and covey season on 3 private properties in north‐central Texas, USA, during 2015–2017. Specifically, we derived daily estimates of core area and range size using dynamic Brownian bridge movement models, daily distance traveled, and distance between consecutive roost sites. Bobwhites tended to move more during breeding than covey season. Consecutive roost sites were, on average, approximately 130 m apart. Daily core area and home range size of bobwhites across the calendar year were 1.99 ± 0.13 and 6.29 ± 0.85 ha, respectively. During the breeding season, bobwhites avoided hardwood communities and showed no selection or avoidance of shrub, grass, and herbaceous communities. During covey season, bobwhites selected for herbaceous, grass, and hardwood communities, and neither selected nor avoided shrub communities. Global Positioning System data on a variety of species has become the primary information used for habitat and conservation management decisions, therefore, future research on bobwhite will include the application of GPS, which our results show can increase the temporal resolution of information and be used for habitat conservation and restoration actions. © 2020 The Wildlife Society.

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GPS标记的德克萨斯州北鲍勃怀特的日常运动，空间使用和生境选择

有关北美洲短尾white（Colinus virginianus）的运动，空间利用和栖息地选择模式的详细信息; 此后，bobwhite）对于了解种群动态，基因流，疾病传播和栖息地管理活动的发展非常重要。全球定位系统（GPS）技术的进步使研究人员能够以更高的精度收集空间和时间位置数据，从而改变了栖息地评估和管理重点的分辨率。直到最近，GPS标签才可用于地面嵌套的小型鸟类。我们在2015-2017年期间对美国得克萨斯州中北部的3处私有物业在繁殖和繁殖季节对74具带GPS标签的短毛白鼬的空间生态进行了初步检查。具体来说，我们使用动态布朗桥运动模型得出每日的核心面积和范围大小估算值，每日行进距离，和连续栖息地之间的距离。鲍勃·怀特斯在繁殖期间的移动幅度往往超过科维季节。连续的栖息地平均间隔约130 m。整个日历年期间，短白猫的每日核心面积和居所范围大小分别为1.99±0.13和6.29±0.85公顷。在繁殖季节，bobwhites避开了硬木群落，并且没有选择或避免灌木，草和草本群落。在科维季节，短白选择了草本，草木和阔叶树群落，既未选择也未避免灌木群落。有关各种物种的全球定位系统数据已成为用于栖息地和保护区管理决策的主要信息，因此，未来对鲍勃怀特的研究将包括GPS的应用，我们的结果表明，该方法可以提高信息的时间分辨率，并可以用于栖息地保护和恢复活动。©2020野生动物协会。