Predators of Greater Sage-Grouse nests identified by video monitoring

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-428

  Coates, Peter S ^a,c   Connelly, John W ^b   Delehanty, David J ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

American badger; Camera; Centrocercus urophasianus; Common Raven; Greater Sage Grouse; Ground squirrel; Nest predation; Nevada; Video monitoring

Indexed keywords

CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; CORVUS CORAX; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; TAXIDEA; TAXIDIINAE; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 57449111271     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2008.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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