Habitat selection by nesting and brood-rearing sharp-tailed grouse

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-336

  Goddard, Alicia D ^a,b   Dawson, Russell D ^a   Gillingham, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; NESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDATOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; VEGETATION COVER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EPINNULA MAGISTRALIS; TYMPANUCHUS PHASIANELLUS;

EID: 65349152477     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-016     Document Type: Article

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