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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Diets and Food Selection of Sage Grouse Chicks in Oregon

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1994
Authors:Drut, MS, Pyle, WH, CRAWFORD, JOHNA
Journal:Journal of Range Management
Volume:47
Issue:1
Date Published:1994
ISBN Number:0022409X
Keywords:Centrocercus, Centrocercus urophasianus, Phasianidae
Abstract:Diets and food selection by sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) chicks were determined during 1989 and 1990 on 2 areas that differed in long-term grouse productivity. Chicks consumed the same foods in similar frequencies and exhibited similar dietary selection on the areas, but relative dry mass differed. Forbs and invertebrates composed 80% of the dietary mass on the area with higher grouse productivity, whereas chicks on the other area consumed primarily (65%) sagebrush (Artemisia spp. L.).
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/4002848
Short Title:Journal of Range Management
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