Chukar watering patterns and water site selection

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 559-565

  Larsen, Randy T ^c   Flinders, Jerran T ^c   Mitchell, Dean L ^a   Perkins, Ernest R ^b   Whiting, David G ^c  

^a Utah Diviston of Wildlife Resources   (United States)

^b Upland Game Advisory Council   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alectoris chukar; Guzzlers; Logistic regression; Security cover; Water developments

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PREDATION RISK; RESOURCE USE; SITE SELECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER; WATERING POINT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ALECTORIS; ALECTORIS CHUKAR;

EID: 36749064019     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/06-040R4.1     Document Type: Article

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