Seasonal changes in habitat features influencing nest survival of sharp-tailed grouse in Northeastern British Columbia, Canada

Ecoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 476-482

  Goddard, Alicia D ^a   Dawson, Russell D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nest habitat; Nest survival; Program MARK; Radiotelemetry; Seasonal variation; Sharp tailed grouse; Tympanuchus phasianellus

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; GROWING SEASON; NEST; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

AVES; TYMPANUCHUS PHASIANELLUS;

EID: 76749136324     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/16-4-3229     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Aldridge, C. L. & R. M. Brigham, 2001. Nesting and reproductive activities of greater sage-grouse in a declining northern fringe population. Condor, 103: 537-543.
2. Aldridge, C. L. & R. M. Brigham, 2002. Sage-grouse nesting and brood habitat use in southern Canada. Journal of Wildlife Management, 66: 433-444.
3. th Edition. [Online] URL: http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/index. php
4. Anderson, D. R., K. P. Burnham & W. L. Thompson, 2000. Null hypothesis testing: Problems, prevalence, and an alternative. Journal of Wildlife Management, 64: 912-923.
5. Bergerud, A. T., 1988. Population ecology of North American grouse. Pages 578-685 in A. T. Bergerud & M. W. Gratson (eds.). Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
6. Bergerud, A. T. & M. W. Gratson, 1988. Survival and breeding strategies of grouse. Pages 473-577 in A. T. Bergerud & M. W. Gratson (eds.). Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
7. Bihrle, C., 1993. Upland game identification: A basic guide for aging and sexing the bird in your hand. North Dakota Outdoors, 56: 9-23.
8. Burnham, K. P. & D. R. Anderson, 1998. Model Selection and Inference: A Practical Information-Theoretic Approach. Springer, New York, New York.
9. Chatterjee, S., A. S. Hadi & B. Price, 2000. Regression Analysis by Example. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York.
10. Clark, R. G. & T. D. Nudds, 1991. Habitat patch size and duck nesting success: The crucial experiments have not been performed. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 19: 534-543.
11. Connelly, J. W. & C. E. Braun, 1997. Long-term changes in sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus populations in western North America. Wildlife Biology, 3: 229-234.
12. Connelly, J. W., M. W. Gratson & K. P. Reese, 1998. Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus). [Online] Jn A. Poole & F. Gill (Eds). The Birds of North America, No.354. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
13. DeLong, A. K., J. A. Crawford & D. C. DeLong Jr., 1995. Relationships between vegetational structure and predation of artificial sage grouse nests. Journal of Wildlife Management, 59: 88-92.
14. Dinsmore, S. J., G. C. White & F. L. Knopf, 2002. Advanced techniques for modeling avian nest survival. Ecology, 83: 3476-3488. (Pubitemid 36524662)
15. Goddard, A. D., 2007. Reproductive Success and Habitat Selection of Sharp-Tailed Grouse in the Peace River Region. M.Sc. thesis. University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia.
16. Goddard, A. D., R. D. Dawson & M. P. Gillingham, 2009. Habitat selection by nesting and brood-rearing sharp-tailed grouse. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 87: 326-336.
17. Green, A. J., 2001. Mass/length residuals: Measures of body condition or generators of spurious results? Ecology, 82: 1473-1483.
18. Greenwood, R. J., A. B. Sargeant, D. H. Johnson, L. M. Cowardin & T. L. Shaffer, 1995. Factors associated with duck nest success in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada. Wildlife Monographs, 128: 1-57.
19. Gregg, M. A., J. A. Crawford, M. S. Drut & A. K. DeLong, 1994. Vegetational cover and predation of sage grouse nests in Oregon. Journal of Wildlife Management, 58: 162-166.
20. th Edition. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
21. Kirsch, L. M., H. F. Duebbert & A. D. Kruse, 1978. Grazing and haying effects on habitats of upland nesting birds. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, 43: 486-497.
22. Klett, A. T., T. L. Shaffer & D. H. Johnson, 1988. Duck nest success in the Prairie Pothole Region. Journal of Wildlife Management, 52: 431-440.
23. Klett, A. T., H. F. Duebbert, C. A. Faanes & K. F. Higgins, 1986. Techniques for Studying Nest Success of Ducks in Upland Habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region. Resource Publication 158. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC.
24. Kohn, S. C., 1976. Sharp-Tailed Grouse Nesting and Brooding Habitat in Southwestern North Dakota. M.Sc. thesis. South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota.
25. Manzer, D. L. & S. J. Hannon, 2005. Relating grouse nest success and corvid density to habitat: A multi-scale approach. Journal of Wildlife Management, 69: 110-123.
26. Meidinger, D. & J. Pojar, 1991. Ecosystems of British Columbia. Special Report Series No. 6, Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Victoria, British Columbia.
27. Meints, D. R., 1991. Seasonal Movements, Habitat Use, and Productivity of Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse in Southeastern Idaho. M.Sc. thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
28. Menard, S., 2002. Applied Logistic Regression Analysis. Sage University Papers Series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, 07-106. Thousand Oaks, California.
29. Paasivaara, A. & H. Pöysä, 2007. Survival of common goldeneye Bucephala clangula ducklings in relation to weather, timing of breeding, brood size, and female condition. Journal of Avian Biology, 38: 144-152.
30. Prose, B. L., B. S. Cade & D. Hein, 2002. Selection of nesting habitat by sharp-tailed grouse in the Nebraska Sandhills. Prairie Naturalist, 34: 85-105.
31. Rangen, S. A., R. G. Clark & K. A. Hobson, 1999. Influence of nest-site vegetation and predator community on the success of artificial songbird nests. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77: 1676-1681.
32. Reynolds, R. E., T. L. Shaffer, R. W Renner, W. E. Newton & B. D. J. Batt, 2001. Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program on duck recruitment in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region. Journal of Wildlife Management, 65: 765-780.
33. Roersma, S. J., 2001. Nesting and Brood Rearing Ecology of Plains Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) in a Mixed-Grass/Fescue Ecoregion of Southern Alberta. M.N.R.M. thesis. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
34. Rohwer, F. C., 1992. The evolution of reproductive patterns in waterfowl. Pages 486-539 in B. D. J. Batt, A. D. Afton, M. G. Anderson, C. D. Ankney, D. H. Johnson, J. A. Kadlec & G. L. Krapu (eds.). Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
35. Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines & J. Fallon, 2008. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966-2007. Version 5.15.2008. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland.
36. Schiller, R. J., 1973. Reproductive Ecology of Female Sharp-Tailed Grouse {Pedioecetes phasianellus) and Its Relationship to Early Plant Succession in Northwestern Minnesota. Ph.D. thesis. University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota.
37. Schranck, B. W., 1972. Waterfowl nest cover and some predation relationships. Journal of Wildlife Management, 36: 182-186.
38. Schroeder, M. A. & C. E. Braun, 1991. Walk-in traps for capturing greater prairie-chickens on leks. Journal of Field Ornithology, 62: 378-385.
39. Sokal, R. R. & F. J. Rohlf, 2001. Biometry. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, New York.
40. Sugden, L. G. & G. W. Beyersbergen, 1986. Effect of density and concealment on American crow predation of simulated duck nests. Journal of Wildlife Management, 50: 9-14.
41. Svedarsky, W. D., 1988. Reproductive ecology of female greater prairie chickens in Minnesota. Pages 193-239 in A. T. Bergerud & M. W. Gratson (eds.). Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
42. Wallestad, R. & D. Pyrah, 1974. Movement and nesting of sage grouse hens in central Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management, 38: 630-633.
43. Weiler, M. W., 1956. A simple field candler for waterfowl eggs. Journal of Wildlife Management, 20: 111-113.
44. White, G. C. & K. P. Burnham, 1999. Program MARK: Survival Estimation from Populations of Marked Animals. Bird Study, 46: 120-138.