Factors associated with variation in home-range size of Appalachian ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

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Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1407-1424

  Whitaker, Darroch M ^a,j   Stauffer, Dean F ^a   Norman, Gary W ^b   Devers, Patrick K ^a   Edwards, John ^c   Giuliano, William M ^d   Harper, Craig ^e   Igo, William ^f   Sole, Jeff ^g   Spiker, Harry ^h   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 UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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

^g THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^h MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

ⁱ RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^j ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Appalachian Mountains; Bonasa umbellus; Habitat use; Home range; Hunting; Ruffed Grouse

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; HUNTING; LEK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; BETULA; BONASA UMBELLUS; CARYA; PRUNUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 36549001704     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1407:FAWVIH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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