Natality of ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus in central Wisconsin, USA

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Small, Robert J ^a,b   Holzwart, James C ^a,c   Rusch, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b US National Biological Service   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonasa umbellus; clutch size; natality; nest success; renest; ruffed grouse; Wisconsin, USA

Indexed keywords

BONASA UMBELLUS;

EID: 0029778333     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1996.007     Document Type: Article

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