Greater sage-grouse centrocercus urophasianus use of threetip sagebrush relative to big sagebrush in south-central Idaho

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-236

  Lowe, Brad S ^a   Delehanty, David J ^b   Connelly, John W ^c  

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

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia; Big sagebrush; Centrocercus urophasianus; Habitat; Nest; Sage grouse; Threetip sagebrush

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIPARTITA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 74549210636     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/07-068     Document Type: Article

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