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Cumulative loss of habitat and long-term decline in the populations of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
(Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) have led to concerns for the species’ viability throughout its range in the southern
Great Plains. For more efficient...
2010-02 (iso8601)
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Mortality due to infectious diseases
is seldom reported in the Greater Sage-Grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus). A case of necrotic
enteritis associated with Clostridium perfringens
type A is described in a free-ranging adult
male sage-grouse in...
2007 (iso8601)
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The distribution and range of the greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus have been reduced by 56% since the European settlement of western North America. Although there is an unprecedented effort to conserve the species, there is still...
2007-07 (iso8601)
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We conducted this 2-year study to determine if lesser prairie-chickens
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus and ring-necked pheasants Phasianus colchicus
used the same habitats where their ranges overlapped in southwestern Kansas.
Telemetry locations of 50...
2007-07 (iso8601)
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Invertebrates are an important food source for grouse chicks, especially within the first 2
weeks of life. Invertebrate abundance is highly patchy and dependent upon herbaceous
cover and vegetation structure. We examined the relationship between...
2005-09 (iso8601)
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We used mark-recapture methods to estimate age-specific apparent survival rates for male Lesser Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), a gamebird of conservation concern. A total of 311 male prairie-chickens (135 yearlings, 176 adults)...
2005-02 (iso8601)
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