Concealment from predators drives foraging habitat selection in brood-rearing Alpine black grouse Tetrao tetrix hens: Habitat management implications

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-257

  Signorell, Natalina ^a   Wirthner, Sven ^a   Patthey, Patrick ^a   Schranz, Rebekka ^a   Rotelli, Luca ^b   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Parco Naturale Veglia Devero   (Italy)

^c SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpine timberline ecosystems; arthropod phenology; black grouse; breeding habitat selection; food abundance; habitat management; species conservation; Tetrao tetrix

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CONIFERALES; ORTHOPTERA; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 77958571042     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-028     Document Type: Article

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