Nesting ecology of greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus at the eastern edge of their historic distribution

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-404

  Herman Brunson, Katie M ^a,d   Jensen, Kent C ^a   Kaczor, Nicholas W ^a,e   Swanson, Christopher C ^a   Rumble, Mark A ^b   Klaver, Robert W ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Meadowlark Elementary School   (United States)

^e BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Eastern range; Edge of distribution; Habitat; Nesting; Sage grouse

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 76549091328     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-005     Document Type: Article

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