Factors affecting nest survival of greater sage-grouse in northcentral Montana

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1773-1783

  Moynahan, Brendan J ^a,c   Lindberg, Mark S ^a,d   Rotella, Jay J ^b   Thomas, Jack Ward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus uropbasianus; Greater sage grouse; Montana; Nest survival; Nesting success; Population dynamics; Program MARK

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; GAMEBIRD; NEST; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CENTROCERCUS; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 48249100047     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-386     Document Type: Article

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