Timing of vegetation sampling at greater sage-grouse nests

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 553-556

  Hausleitner, Doris ^a   Reese, Kerry P ^a   Apa, Anthony D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Colorado; Nest initiation; Nest site selection

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NEST SITE; SAMPLING; SITE SELECTION;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 26844562427     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/04-170R2.1     Document Type: Article

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