Common raven activity in relation to land use in western Wyoming: Implications for Greater Sage-Grouse reproductive success

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-78

  Bui, Thuy Vy D ^a   Marzluff, John M ^a   Bedrosian, Bryan ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b CRAIGHEAD BERINGIA SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic subsidies; Centrocercus urophasianus; Common Raven; Corvus corax; Density and occupancy modeling; Greater Sage Grouse; Nest and brood predation

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; CORVUS CORAX; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 77949449492     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.090132     Document Type: Article

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