Achieving better estimates of greater sage-grouse chick survival in Utah

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1286-1294

  Dahlgren, David K ^a   Messmer, Terry A ^a   Koons, David N ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brood mixing; Centrocercus urophasianus; chick survival; greater sage grouse; productivity; radiotelemetry; suture method; Utah

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BROOD REARING; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

PARKER MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ARTHROPODA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 77955060824     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-093     Document Type: Article

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