Impact of radio-tracking on black grouse Tetrao tetrix reproductive success in the French Alps

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 205-212

  Caizergues, Alain ^a,b   Ellison, Laurence N ^a  

^a CNERA Faune de Montagne   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Black grouse; Effect of time of capture; French Alps; Necklace radio transmitters; Radio telemetry; Reproduction; Tetrao tetrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031736791     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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