Carryover effects and climatic conditions influence the postfledging survival of greater sage-grouse

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 4488-4499

  Blomberg, Erik J ^a   Sedinger, James S ^b   Gibson, Daniel ^b   Coates, Peter S ^c   Casazza, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Climate change; Crossseasonal effects; Life history; Postfledging; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

AVES; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 84919494473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1139     Document Type: Article

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