Survival and detectability bias of avian fence collision surveys in sagebrush steppe

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 437-449

  Stevens, Bryan S ^a   Reese, Kerry P ^a   Connelly, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass survival; Centrocercus urophasianus; Detectability; Fence collisions; Idaho; Sage grouse; Sagebrush; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COLLISION; DETECTION METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT TYPE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; POPULATION MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SHRUB; STEPPE; SURVIVAL;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ARBUSCULA; ARTEMISIA NOVA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; AVES; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 79953242039     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.53     Document Type: Article

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