Spatial heterogeneity in habitat selection: Nest site selection by greater prairie-chickens

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 791-801

  Mcnew, Lance B ^a,b   Gregory, Andrew J ^a,c   Sandercock, Brett K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

geographically weighted regression (GWR); greater prairie chicken; habitat selection; nest site selection; resource selection function (RSF); Tympanuchus cupido

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATTLE; FEMALE; HABITAT SELECTION; HETEROGENEITY; NEST SITE; PLASTICITY; POULTRY; PRAIRIE; REGRESSION; RESOURCE SELECTION; SITE SELECTION;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO;

EID: 84876405868     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.493     Document Type: Article

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