| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1988 |
| Authors: | Kurzejeski, EW, Root, BG |
| Journal: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
| Volume: | 52 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Date Published: | 1988 |
| ISBN Number: | 0022541X |
| Keywords: | Bonasa, Bonasa umbellus, Phasianidae, Philomachus, Philomachus pugnax, Scolopacidae |
| Abstract: | We studied survival of a reintroduced ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) population in north Missouri from 16 September 1986 to 30 April 1987. Estimates of survival were derived from 77 radio-marked grouse with the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method. Survival from release to spring was 0.245 ± 0.05 (SE) and was not constant. Most losses occurred from release through fall. Adult male survival differed from that of immature males and immature females. No other differences were evident among age and sex classes. Grouse whose movements exceeded the mean daily movement had higher mortality rates than more sedentary birds. Survival of grouse into the breeding season may limit the success of reintroductions. |
| URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3801229 |
| Short Title: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
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