Relationship of ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus to landscape characteristics in southwest Virginia, USA

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-89

  Fearer, Todd M ^a   Stauffer, Dean F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compositional analysis; Habitat; Habitat selection; Landscape; Ruffed grouse; Virginia

Indexed keywords

BONASA; BONASA UMBELLUS; KALMIA; KALMIA LATIFOLIA; PHASIANIDAE; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 3042701766     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2004.012     Document Type: Article

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