Assessing Chick Survival of Sage Grouse in Canada
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.................................................................................................................................................II TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................................... III LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ......................................................................................................... IV INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................1 OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................................................4 STUDY AREA ...............................................................................................................................................4 METHODS ....................................................................................................................................................5 CHICKEN EXPERIMENT................................................................................................................................7 RESULTS.......................................................................................................................................................8 CHICKEN EXPERIMENT................................................................................................................................8 POPULATION TRENDS..................................................................................................................................8 CAPTURES .................................................................................................................................................10 REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................10 CHICK TRANSMITTERS ..............................................................................................................................11 DISCUSSION ..............................................................................................................................................13 CONTINUED RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................................18 LITERATURE CITED...............................................................................................................................20 APPENDIX A ..............................................................................................................................................22 PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, INVITED SEMINARS, AND MEDIA STORIES ............................................23
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