Validity of prairie grouse harvest-age ratios as production indices

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1088-1094

  Flanders Wanner, Bridgette L ^a,c   White, Gary C ^a   McDaniel, Leonard L ^b,d  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Valentine National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c Huron Wetland Management District   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age ratios; Greater prairie chicken; Harvest ratios; Harvest susceptibility; Nebraska; Prairie grouse; Production; Production index; Recruitment; Sharp tailed grouse; Tympanuchus cupido; Tympanuchus phasianellus

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; HARVESTING; HUNTING; SURVIVAL;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; SAND HILLS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PEDIOECETES PHASIANELLUS JAMESI; PHASIANIDAE; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO PINNATUS; TYMPANUCHUS PHASIANELLUS;

EID: 12144268246     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[1088:VOPGHR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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