Habitat selection and home range size of Ruffed Grouse in Rhode Island

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-424

  Endrulat, Erik G ^a   McWilliams, Scott R ^a   Tefft, Brian C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONASA UMBELLUS; CARYA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 31544436883     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0411:HSAHRS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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