Potential gas development impacts on sage grouse nest initiation and movement

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 486-491

  Lyon, Alison G ^a   Anderson, Stanley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Natural gas development; Nest initiation; Sage grouse; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; NATURAL GAS; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

CENTROCERCUS; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; PHASIANIDAE; SALVIA;

EID: 0037489512     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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