Spatial distribution of greater sage-grouse nests in relatively contiguous sagebrush habitats

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 742-752

  Holloran, Matthew J ^a   Anderson, Stanley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Fidelity; Greater Sage Grouse; Lek to nest distance; Nest distribution; Nest spacing; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 28144437187     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7749.1     Document Type: Article

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