Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) drumming log and habitat use in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 236-240

  Buhler, Matt L ^a,b   Anderson, Stanley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b University of Wyoming ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bonasa umbellus; Conifer forest; Drumming logs; Grand Teton National Park; Habitat use; Ruffed Grouse; Screening cover; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

ABIES LASIOCARPA; BONASA UMBELLUS; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0035309902     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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