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Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society1986, Volume 22 |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Title | Rose Clover - A Prefered Quail Food |
| Author(s) | Burgess L. Kay |
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| Diets of California quail (Callipepia californica) were sampled from 1979 to 1981 (n = 287) during the fall and winter on cleared and seeded foothill ranges on the east side of the Sacramento Valley. Rose clover (Trifolium birtum) comprised 43% to 96% of the crop sample by dry weight. It was used both as seed and leaves, and in amounts proportionally greater than its occurrence in the range cover. |