Breeding ecology of greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) in relation to prairie landscape configuration

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-121

  Ryan, Mark R ^a   Burger Jr , Loren W ^a,c   Jones, David P ^a,d   Wywialowski, Alice P ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US Department of the Army   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GAMEBIRD; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRAIRIE;

MISSOURI; USA;

CUPIDO; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031852547     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)140[0111:BEOGPC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. AMSTRUP, S. C. 1980. A radio-collar for game birds. J. Wildl. Manage., 44:214-219.
2. BAKER, M. F. 1953. Prairie chickens of Kansas. Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. and St. Biol. Surv. Misc. Publ. No. 5. 68 p.
3. BIONDINI, M. E., P. W. MIELKE, JR. AND E. F. REDENTE. 1988. Permutation techniques based on Euclidean analysis spaces: a new and powerful statistical method for ecological research. Coenoses, 3:155-174.
4. BUHNERKEMPE, J. E., W. R. EDWARDS, R. D. VANCE AND R. L. WESTEMEIER. 1984. Effects of residual vegetation on prairie chicken nest placement and success. Wildl. Soc. Bull., 12:382-386.
5. BURGER, L. D., L. W. BURGER, JR. AND J. FAABORG. 1994. Effects of prairie fragmentation on predation on artificial nests. J. Wildl. Manage., 58:249-254.
6. BURGER, L. W. 1988. Survival, movements, and home range of female greater prairie-chickens in relation to prairie distribution in southwest Missouri. M.S. Thesis, Univ. Missouri, Columbia. 107 p.
7. _, M. R. RYAN, D. P. JONES AND A. P. WYWIALOWSKI. 1991. Radio transmitters bias estimation of movements and survival. J. Wildl. Manage., 55:693-697.
8. _, T. V. DAILEY, E. W. KURZEJESKI AND M. R. RYAN. 1993. Relative invertebrate abundance in CRP plantings in northern Missouri, p. 102-108. In: K. E. Church and T. V. Dailey (eds.). Quail III: national quail symposium. Kans. Dep. Wildl. and Parks, Pratt, KS.
9. CANNON, R. W. AND D. M. CHRISTISEN. 1984a. 1983 breeding range and population status of the greater prairie-chicken in Missouri. Mo. Acad. Sci., 18:33-40.
10. _ AND _. 1984b. Species management plan for the greater prairie-chicken in Missouri. Mo. Dep. Conserv., Jefferson City. 60 p.
11. CHRISTISEN, D. M. 1981. Significance of native prairie to greater prairie chicken survival in Missouri, p. 250-254. In: R. L. Reese and K. J. Reese (eds.). Ohio biological survey notes. No. 15. Columbus.
12. _. 1985. The greater prairie and Missouri's land use patterns. Mo. Dep. Conserv. Terrestrial Ser. No. 15. 51 p.
13. COFFIN, B. AND L. PFANNMULLER (EDS.). 1988. Minnesota's endangered flora and fauna. Univ. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 473 p.
14. DANIELSON, B. J. 1992. Habitat selection, interspecific interactions, and landscape composition. Evol. Ecol., 6:399-411.
15. DUNNING, J. B., B. J. DANIELSON AND H. R. PULLIAM. 1992. Ecological processes that affect populations in complex landscapes. Oikos, 65:169-175.
16. ENCK, J. W. 1987. The effect of insect abundance on gray partridge chick survivorship in New York, p. 3-17. In: R. O. Kimmel, J. W. Schulz and G. J. Mitchell (eds.). Proc. Perdix IV gray partridge workshop. Minn. Dep. Nat. Resour., Medalia.
17. ERIKSTAD, K. E. 1985. Growth and survival of willow grouse chicks in relation to home range size, brood movements, and habitat selection. Ornis Scand., 16:181-190.
18. GERRODETTE, T. 1987. A power analysis for detecting trends. Ecology, 68:1364-1375.
19. GESE, E. M., D. E. ANDERSEN AND O. J. RONGSTAD. 1990. Determining home-range size of resident coyotes from point and sequential locations. J. Wildl. Manage., 54:501-506.
20. GREEN, R. E. 1984 The feeding ecology and survival of partridge chicks (Alectoris rufa and Perdix perdix) on arable farmland in East Anglia. J. Appl. Ecol., 21:817-830.
21. HAMERSTROM, F. N. AND F. HAMERSTROM. 1973. The prairie chicken in Wisconsin. Wis. Dep. Nat. Resour. Tech. Bull. 64. 52 p.
22. _, O. E. MATTSON AND F. HAMERSTROM. 1957. A guide to prairie chicken management. Wis. Dep. Nat. Resour. Tech. Bull. 15. 128 p.
23. HATFIELD, J. S., W. R. GOULD IV, B. A. HOOVER, M. R. FULLER AND E. L. LINDQUIST. 1996. Detecting trends in raptor counts: power and Type I error rates of various statistical tests. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 24:505-515.
24. HAYNE, D. W. 1949. Calculation of size of home range. J. Mammal., 30:1-18.
25. HEISEY, D. M. AND T. K. FULLER. 1985. Evaluation of survival and cause-specific mortality rates using telemetry data. J. Wildl. Manage., 49:668-674.
26. HILL, D. A. 1985. The feeding ecology and survival of pheasant chicks on arable farmland. J. Appl. Ecol., 22:645-654.
27. HORKEL, J. D., R. S. LUTZ AND N. J. SILVY. 1978. The influence of environmental parameters on nesting success of upland game birds. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast Assoc. Fish Game Comm., 32:234-241.
28. HURLBERT, S. H. 1984. Pseudoreplication and the design of ecological field experiments. Ecol. Monogr., 54:187-211.
29. JOHNSON, A. R., J. A. WIENS, B. T. MILNE AND T. O. CRIST. 1992. Animal movements and population dynamics in heterogeneous landscapes. Landscape Ecol., 7:63-75.
30. JOHNSON, R. G. AND S. A. TEMPLE. 1986. Assessing habitat quality for birds nesting in fragmented tallgrass prairies, p 245-249. In: J. Verner, M. L. Morrison and C. J. Ralph (eds.). Wildlife 2000: modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates. Univ. of Wisconsin Press, Madison.
31. JONES, R. E. 1963. Identification and analysis of lesser and greater prairie chicken habitat. J. Wildl. Manage., 27:757-778.
32. KIRSCH, L. M. 1974. Habitat management considerations for prairie chickens. Wildl. Soc. Bull., 2:124-129.
33. _, A. T. KLETT AND W. W. MILLER. 1973. Land use and prairie grouse population relationships in North Dakota. J. Wildl. Manage., 37:449-453.
34. KLOPATEK, J. M., R. J. OLSON, C. J. EMERSON AND J. L. JONESS. 1979. Land-use conflicts with natural vegetation in the United States. Environ. Conserv., 6:191-199.
35. KOELN, G. T. 1980. A computer technique for analyzing radio-telemetry data. Proc. Natl. Wild Turkey Symp., 4:262-271.
36. KRUSEKOPF, H. H. 1962. Major soils of Missouri. Univ. Missouri, Columbia Agric. Exp. Stn. Bull. 785. 19 p.
37. LAWRENCE, J. S. AND N. J. SILVY. 1980. Status of the Attwater's prairie chicken - an update, p. 29-35. In: P. A. Vohs and F. L. Knopf (eds.). Proc. prairie chicken symp. Stillwater, Oklahoma.
38. MAYFIELD, H. 1961. Nest success calculated from exposure. Wilson Bull., 73:255-261.
39. MCKEE, G., M. R. RYAN AND L. M. MECHLIN. 1998. Predicting greater prairie-chicken nest success from vegetation and landscape characteristics. J. Wildl. Manage., 62:314-321.
40. MISSOURI CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERVICE. 1966. Missouri farm facts. Missouri Dep. Agric., Jefferson City, Missouri. 47 p.
41. _. 1987. Missouri farm facts. Missouri Dep. Agric., Jefferson City. 67 p.
42. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. 1986. Checklist of rare and endangered species of Missouri. Missouri Dep. Conserv., Jefferson City. 20 p.
43. NOSS, R. F., E. T. LARGE III AND J. M. SCOTT. 1995. Endangered ecosystems of the United States: a preliminary assessment of loss and degradation. Natl. Biol. Serv. Biol. Rep. 28. 58 p.
44. PULLIAM, H. R., J. B. DUNNING, JR. AND J. LIU. 1992. Population dynamics in complex landscapes: a case study. Ecol. Appl., 2:165-177.
45. SCHWARTZ, C. W. 1945. The ecology of the prairie-chicken in Missouri. Univ. Mo. Stud., 20:1-99.
46. SAMSON, F. B. 1980. Island biogeography and the conservation of prairie birds, p. 293-305. In: C. L. Kucera (ed.). Proc. 7th N. Amer. Prairie Conf. Springfield, Missouri.
47. SCRIVENER, C. L., J. C. BAKER AND B. J. MILLER. 1966. Soils of Missouri: a guide to their identification and interpretation. Extension Div., Univ. Missouri, Columbia. 48 p.
48. SVEDARSKY, D. W. 1979. Spring and summer ecology of female greater prairie chickens in northwestern Minnesota. Ph.D. Thesis., Univ. North Dakota, Grand Forks. 166 p.
49. SWIHART, R. K. AND N. A. SLADE. 1985. Influence of sampling interval on estimates of home-range size. J. Wildl. Manage., 49:1019-1025.
50. TOEPFER, J. AND J. NEWELL. 1987. A method for trapping prairie grouse hens on display grounds, p. 21-23. In: A. Bjugstad (ed.). Proc. prairie-chickens on the Sheyenne National Grasslands symp. U.S. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-159. 73 p.
51. TURNER, M. G. 1989. Landscape ecology: The effect of pattern on process. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst., 20: 171-197.
52. WARNER, R. E. 1984. Effects of changing agriculture on ring-necked pheasant brood movements in Illinois. J. Wildl. Manage., 48:1014-1018.
53. WESTEMEIER, R. L. 1973. Prescribed burning in grassland management for prairie chickens in Illinois. Proc. Tall Timbers Fire Ecol. Conf., 12:317-338.
54. _. 1979. Factors affecting nest success of prairie chickens in Illinois. Proc. Prairie Grouse Tech. Council, 13:9-15.
55. _. 1980. Greater prairie chicken status and management - 1969-1979, p. 8-17. In: P. A. Vohs and F. L. Knopf (eds.). Proc. prairie grouse symp. Stillwater, Oklahoma.
56. YEATTER, R. E. 1943. The prairie chicken in Illinois. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull., 22:377-416.