Seasonal reproductive costs contribute to reduced survival of female greater sage-grouse

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-158

  Blomberg, Erik J ^a,b   Sedinger, James S ^a   Nonne, Daniel V ^a   Atamian, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HETEROGENEITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POULTRY; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 84874535124     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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