Necklace Radio Transmitter Attachment For Pheasants

Authors

Terry Z. Riley, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Bruce A. Fistler, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Attachment, Iowa, Phasianus colchicus, radio telemetry, research techniques

Abstract

We tested a pre-assembled, necklace-radio-transmitter-attachment design on female ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in northern Iowa. Birds were captured by nightlighting and bait trapping between September 1989 and March 1990. Radio transmitters were attached to 128 using a wire necklace. Two birds had problems adapting to the necklace, and 3 birds removed them. Twenty-three birds were still alive and wearing necklaces at the end of the study, for an average of 318 (SD= ± 52) days. Ease of attachment, long durability, light weight, and minimal bulk make the necklace an effective alternative to harness and poncho mounts.

Publication Date

June-September 1992

Journal Title

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

99

Issue

2-3

First Page

65

Last Page

66

Copyright

© Copyright 1992 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Riley, Terry Z. and Fistler, Bruce A. (1992) "Necklace Radio Transmitter Attachment For Pheasants," Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 99(2-3), 65-66.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol99/iss2/6