Using sharp-tailed grouse movement patterns to guide release-site selection

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1376-1382

  Coates, Peter S ^a,c   Stiver, San J ^b,d   Delehanty, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Nevada Division of Wildlife   (United States)

^c Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Columbian sharp tailed grouse; Movement; Nevada; Radiotelemetry; Reintroduction; Translocation; Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; LEK; MOVEMENT; NEST SITE; RADIOTELEMETRY; REINTRODUCTION; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

IDAHO; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PEDIOECETES PHASIANELLUS COLUMBIANUS; TETRAONIDAE; TYMPANUCHUS PHASIANELLUS;

EID: 33846786655     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1376:USGMPT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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