Temporal variation in diet and nutrition of preincubating greater sage-grouse

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-542

  Gregg, Michael A ^a   Barnett, Jenny K ^b   Crawford, John A ^c  

^a Mid Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

^b Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration Project   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Centrocercus urophasianus; Crude protein; Forb; Phosphorus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CALCIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; INCUBATION; NESTING; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ARBUSCULA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BRYOPHYTA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; HEXAPODA; POACEAE;

EID: 61949416024     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-037.1     Document Type: Article

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