Factors affecting habitat use by Appalachian ruffed grouse

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 460-471

  Whitaker, Darroch M ^a,j   Stauffer, Dean F ^a   Norman, Gary W ^b   Devers, Patrick K ^a   Allen, Thomas J ^c   Bittner, Steve ^d   Buehler, David ^e   Edwards, John ^f   Friedhoff, Scott ^g   Giuliano, William M ^h   Harper, Craig A ^e   Tefft, Brian ⁱ  

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

^b Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

^c West Virginia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^d MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^j ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

ACGRP; Appalachian Mountains; Bonasa umbellus; Habitat use; Landscape composition; Resource selection; Ruffed grouse; Strength of selection

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; RESOURCE SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; BONASA UMBELLUS; CARYA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33646682436     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[460:FAHUBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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