Multiscale habitat selection by Ruffed Grouse at low population densities

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 294-304

  Zimmerman, Guthrie S ^a,c   Gutierrez R J ^a   Thogmartin, Wayne E ^b   Banerjee, Sudipto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonasa umbellus; Habitat use; Multiscale analysis; Population density; Population regulation; Ruffed Grouse

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; AVES; BONASA UMBELLUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; POPULUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 67650257462     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080036     Document Type: Article

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