Demography, reproductive ecology, and variation in survival of greater sage-grouse in northeastern California

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1343-1355

  Davis, Dawn M ^a,c   Reese, Kerry P ^a   Gardner, Scott C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b California State Department of Fish and Game   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; demography; greater sage grouse; reproductive ecology; survival

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GRASS; HABITAT QUALITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 84911367494     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.797     Document Type: Article

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