Publications

PUBLICATIONS

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Kovács,G.,Nagy,E.and Puskás,I.(1977): Investigation on the postembryonal feather growth and on the adult feathers in pheasants.(Abstract in English) Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 20:6‑15.

Heltay,I and Kovács,G.(1978): A proposal for a rational Brown hare management.(Abstract in English) Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 20:26‑29.

Bárdos,L. and Kovács,G.(1978): Antler development of the Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L): a study on blood components. (Abstract in English) Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 21:1‑4

Heltay,I. and Kovács,G.(1978): Experiences concerning a new method for Brown hare stock regulation. (Abstract in English) Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 22:6‑8.

Kovács,G.,Nagy,E. and Ernhaft,J.(1979): Energetics of Pheasant bred in captivity. (Abstract in English). Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 23:1‑4.

Kovács,G. and Öcsényi,M.(1980): Estimation of age structure in a European hare population on the basis of periosteal growth lines in the mandible. (Abstract in English) Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 26:5‑7.

Kabai,P. and Kovács,G.(1981): Population biological models in wildlife management. (Abstract in English) Vadbiológiai Kutatás. 28:6‑12.

Kovács,G. and Öcsényi,M.(1981): Age structure and survival of a European hare population determined by periosteal growth lines. Preliminary study. Acta oecologica, Oecol.Applicata. 2:241‑245.

Kovács,G. and Heltay,I.(1981): Study of a European hare population mosaic in the Hungarian lowland. In: Myers,K and McInnes,K.C.D. (Eds): Proceedings of the World Lagomorph Conference held in Guelph, Ontario, August 1979. University of Guelph. 508‑529.

Kovács,G.(1982): Reproductive performance of the European hare and the strategy of exploitation. (Abstract in English) Agrártudományi Közlemények. 41:653‑657.

Pascal,M. and Kovács,G.(1983): La détermination de l’âge individuel chez le lièvre européen par la technique squelettochronologique. Rev.Ecol. 37:171‑186.

Kovács,G.(1983): Survival pattern in the adult European hares. Acta Zool.Fennica. 174:69‑70.

Kovács,G.(1983): Variability of fecundity rates in a population of European hare. XVIth Congress of Game Biologists. 25 September ‑ 2 October, Vysoke Tatry, Strebske Pleso,1983, 450-458.

Nikodémusz,E.,Kovács,G. and Vetési,F.(1985): On the pathology of the female reproductive tract in the European hare. Proc. XVIIth Congress of IUGB. Brussels, September 17‑21, 1985. 773‑775.

Kovács,G.(1986): The end of the annual reproductive cycle of the Brown hare in Hungary: when to open the hunting season? (Abstract in English) Vadbiológia. 1:23‑29

Kovács,G.(1986): Spotlight estimate of European hare density: a suitable technique for management. (Abstract in English) Vadbiológia 1:73‑79.

Kovács,G.(1988): A simple model for planning harvest rate of the European hare. Vadbiológia. 2:61-66.

Kovács,G.(1988): Effect of artificial food supply on the population density of Brown hare. Preliminary results. (Abstract in English.) Vadbiológia. 2:91-95.

Kovács,G. and Búza, Cs.(1988): Home‑range characteristics of the Brown hare (Lepus europaeus PALLAS) in a forested and in an open farmland. I. The size of home ranges. (Abstract in English.) Vadbiológia. 2:67-84.

Hartl,G.B.; Markowski,J.; Kovács,G.; Grillitsch,M. and Willing,R. (1990): Biochemical variation and differentiation in the Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) of Central Europe. Z.Säugetierkunde 55: 186-193.

Kovács,G. and Felek,Z.(1991): Reliability of the cementum annuli count and the hunter’s age determination in the Roe deer. Csányi,S. and Ernhaft,J. (Eds): Transaction of the XXth Congress of the IUGB. August 21-26,1991. GödöllÅ. Hungary. 587-590.

Kovács,G. and Búza,Cs.(1992): Home‑range size of the Brown hare in Hungary. 267-270. In: Bobek, B.; Perzanowski,K. and Regelin,W.L. (Eds.): Global trends in Wildlife Management. Swiat Press Krakow-Warsawa. 267-270.

Kovács,G. (1993): The role of zoos in the conservation of diversity. In: National strategy on the conservation of biodiversity. Magyar Tudomány 1002-1004.

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Kovács,G.(1976): Pheasants and the Vitamin A (In Hungarian). Nimród Fórum. 96(4):29‑30.

Kovács,G.(1977): A special bone tissue: deer antlers (In Hungarian) Természet Világa 108 (10):467‑471.

Kovács,G.(1979): Radio tracking of wild animals.(In Hungarian). Nimród Fórum. 99(7):14‑19.

Kovács,G.(1981): Wildlife research in France (In Hungarian). Nimród Fórum 101(7):6‑9.

Kovács,G.  (1984): Home of the Roe deer.(In Hungarian). Nimród 104(4):158‑159.

Kovács,G. (1989): On the moving hares (In Hungarian) Hunor 1(1):14-17.

Kovács,G. (1990): Pheasants in the world. (In Hungarian) Hunor 2(3): 7-17.

Kovács,G. (1990): Antlers: headgear or something else? (In Hungarian) A Természet. September 126-130.

UNIVERSITY LECTURE BOOKS

Kovács,G. (1978): Bird metabolism. 60‑75.;Taxonomy of the Galliformes. 233‑276. In: Wildlife Zoology. I. Birds. (Ed.: Nagy,E.) University of Agricultural Sciences, Gödöllő. (In Hungarian)

Kovács,G. (1979): The integument of mammals. 9‑48.; Metabolism of mammals. 73‑79.; Reproduction of mammals. 98‑114.; Family Leporidae. 254‑293. In: Wildlife Zoology II. Mammals. (Ed.:Széky,P.). University of Agricultural Sciences, Gödöllő. (In Hungarian)

Kovács,G. (1979): Breeding of the Brown hare in captivity. In: Breeding of small game in captivity. (Ed.: Nagy,E.). University of Agricultural Sciences, Gödöllő. (In Hungarian)

Kovács,G. (1995): The role of the Botanical and Zoological Gardens in the maintanence of the Biological diversity. 93-112. In: Natural and Landscape Conservation. (Eds.: Kovács,M and Kiss,I.). University of Agricultural Sciences, Gödöllő.

BOOKS

Kovács,G. and Heltay,I.(1985): The Brown hare. Ecology, management, hunting. (In Hungarian). MezÅgazdasági Kiadó. Budapest. p.177

Kovács,G. and Demeter,A.(1991): Size and density estimation of animal populations. (In Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest. p. 273.

Kovács,G. and Heltay,I. (1993): The Brown hare. Magyar Mezőgazdaság – Hubertus., Budapest, Second edition.

Kovács, G. (Ed) (2000): Proceedings of the International Symposium for Living Rivers: River Rehabilitation of International Waterways. 21th January 2000 Budapest. EKO’21. 141 p.

Kovacs, G. (2007): European hare. (In Hungarian) In: Bihari, Csorba and Heltai: Mammal’s Atlas of Hungary. 130-131

REPORTS

Kovács, G., Demeter, A., Heltay, I. és Ádám, B. (1993): Aerial survey of Big Game species: Data collection for management planning. I. Elaboration of methods for monitoring big game species population size and densities using aerial survey. Interim Report. Result of the methodological studies. Commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Page 88

Kovács,G., Demeter, A. és Heltay, I.(1994): Estimating of numbers of large mammals using aerial survey: Data collection for wildlife regional planning. II. Monitoring of numbers and densities of large mammals using aerial survey. Interim Report.  Commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Kovács, G., Demeter, A., Heltay, I. és Ádám, B. (1995): Aerial survey of Big Game species: Data collection for management planning. III. Preliminary Report. Commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Page 43

Kovács,G. (2002): On the Environmental effects of the Gabċíkovo Barrage. Part One. Review and evaluation of hidrogeological and hydrological models suitable for a future Environmental Impact Assessment of Szigetköz. Commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Office. EKO’21 Consulting. p 41

Kovács,G. (2002): On the Environmental effects of the Gabċíkovo Barrage. Part Two. Review of the Szigetköz monitoring concerning methodology, organisation, financing and the potential utilisation of its results. Commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Office. EKO’21 Consulting. p 147

Kovács,G. (2002): On the Environmental effects of the Gabċíkovo Barrage. Part Three. Review of scientific articles appeared in the Slovak and international publications. Commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Office. EKO’21 Consulting. p 63

Kovács, G. (2003): The present situation of the Gabčíkovo – Nagymaros Project Case. Commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Office. EKO’21 Consulting. p 440

SCIENTIFIC LECTURES

Kovács,G. and Heltay,I.(1978): Planning of harvest rate of the European hare. Annual meeting of the Institute of Forestry and Silviculture.8‑9 March, Budapest.

Kovács,G.  (1978): A study of hare population biology to evaluate the optimum exploitation in a given area. IInd Int. Theriological Congress. 20‑27 June. Brno.

Bárdos,L. and Kovács,G. (1978): Changes of blood parameters during the antler cycle in roe buck. IInd Int. Theriological Congress. 20‑27 June. Brno.

Kovács,G. and Heltay,I.(1979): Study of a European hare population mosaic in the Hungarian lowland. World Lagomorph Conference. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. August 13‑17.

Kovács,G. and Öcsényi,M.(1980): Estimation of the age structure of a European hare population on the basis of annual growth lines in the mandible. Annual meeting of the Institute of Forestry and Silviculture. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest. 27 February.

Kovács,G. (1980): Differences in antler characteristics of the field and the forest type of Roe deer. Annual meeting of the Institute of Forestry and Silviculture. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest. 27 February.

Kovács,G. (1981): Age structure and survival of a European hare population. Symposium “Wildlife and the Environment”. World Hunting Exposition. Bulgaria’81. 22‑27 June.

Kovács,G. (1982): On the reproduction of the European hare. Annual meeting of the Institute of Forestry and Silviculture. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.24‑25 February.

Kovács,G. (1982): On the strategy of field Roe deer: a speculative view. Roe deer Symposium. Altenfelden. 14‑15.

Caillol,M.,Martinet,L. and Kovács,G. (1982): Luteotrophic and luteolytic factors in the pseudopregnant hare (Lepus europaeus). Symposium Reproduction and Fertility. December. Cambridge.

Kovács,G. (1983): Survival pattern in the adult European hares. IIIrd Int.Theriological Congress. Helsinki, 15‑20 August. University of Helsinki.

Kovács,G. (1983): Variability of fecundity rates in a population of European hare. XVIth Int. Congress of Game Biologists. 25 September ‑ 2 October, Vysoke Tatry, Strebské Pleso, Czekoslovakia

Kovács,G. (1985): La base écologique de la gestion des populations de lievre. L’ambiente, la Fauna, la Caccia. Simposio Internationale, Roma 11/12 gennaio, 1985.

Nikodémusz,E.,Kovács,G. and Vetési,F. (1985): On the pathology of the female reproductive tract in the European hare. Proc. XVIIth Congress of IUGB. Brussels, September 17‑21.

Kovács,G. (1987): Radio‑tracking of the European hare. 777th Meeting of the Zoological Branch of the Hungarian Biological Society, Budapest. 4 March.

Kovács,G. and Buza,Cs.(1987): Home-range size of the Brown hare in Hungary. XVIIIth Congress of IUGB. Krakow, 23-29 August.

Kovács,G. and Búza,Cs.(1988): Pattern of home ranges of the European hare in a variable and a monotone environment. IIth Ecological Congress. Academy of Hungarian Sciences. Budapest April 27-29.

Kovács,G. and Demeter, A.(1988): Population fluctuation of the European hare in Hungary. IIth Ecological Congress. Academy of Hungarian Sciences. Budapest April 27-29.

Kovács,G. (1989): Ecology and dynamics of the Brown hare populations in Hungary. XIXth IUGB Congress, Trondheim, 8-13 September.

Kovács,G. (1991): Wildlife biology and population ecology. IIth Ecological Congress. Academy of Hungarian Sciences. Keszthely, July 5-7.

Kovács,G. (1991): The role of zoos in the conservation biology. IIth Ecological Congress. Academy of Hungarian Sciences. Keszthely, July 5-7.

Kovács,G. (1991): Reliability of the cementum annuli count and the hunter’s age determination in the roe deer. XXth Congress of the IUGB. August 21-26, Gödöllő.

Kovács,G. (1991): Convener’s report on the Section of Physiology, Reproduction, and Ethology of different Game Species of the XXth Congress of IUGB. August 21-28, Gödöllő.

Bárdos,L., Kovács,G. és Mödlinger,P.(1991): Retinoid transzport jellegzetességei madarakban. ElÅzetes vizsgálatok. MTA Állatorvostudományi Bizottsága. Budapest. 18. 4.

Tóth,P., Kovács,G. (1992): Magatartás vizsgálatok Rhesus majmokon (Macaca mulatta). VI. Magyar Etológiai Konferencia. November 6-8., Visegrád

Kovács,G. (1993): The future of the zoos: possibilities and delimitations. Kultúra a jövő piacgazdaságában. Országos konferncia. Április 21-23, Pécs

Kovács,G.; Demeter,A.; Heltay,I. and Ádám,B. (1993): Field trials of aerial line transect methodology for estimating large mammal density in Hungary. 6th International Theriological Congress., 4-10 July., University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Kovács,G. (1994): The world zoo conservation strategy. Presentation at the Hungarian Biological Society, May 4.

Kovács,G, Demeter,A. and Heltay.I.(1995): Model selection, precision, and group size bias in aerial line transect censuses of large ungulates in Hungary. 7th European Ecological Congress, Budapest, August 20-25, 1995.

Kovács,G., Demeter,A. And Heltay,I.(1996): The applicability of aerial line transect methodology for estimation of ungulate population densities in Hungary. International Conference on the Sustainable Use of Biological Resources. Budapest, Hungary. August 26-29, 1996.