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One of the largest bibliographies of sage grouse literature available online

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The greater sage-grouse, a candidate species for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 has experienced population declines across its range in the sagebrush steppe ecosystems of western North America. Sage-grouse now occupy only 56% of their pre-settlement range, though they still occur in 11 western states and 2 Canadian provinces.

latest article added on August 2013

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The Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianusBurnett, L. E.1905

The Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus

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Burnett, L. E.

Year Published

1905

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The Condor: Ornithological Applications

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10.2307/1361386

Sage grouse in SaskatchewanBRADSHAW, F.1929

Sage grouse in Saskatchewan

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Notes on food, nesting, and other habits.

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BRADSHAW, F.

Year Published

1929

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Canadian Field Nat

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A new species of nematode worm from the sage grouseWEHR, EVERETT E.1931

A new species of nematode worm from the sage grouse

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Habronema urophasiana* (p. 1), Montana, from gizzard of a sage grouse, Centro-cercus urophasianus. Key to North American spp. of Habronema in birds.

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WEHR, EVERETT E.

Year Published

1931

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Proc U S Nation Mus

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A new cestode Raillietina centrocerci, from the sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus.Simon, F.1937

A new cestode Raillietina centrocerci, from the sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus.

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Simon, F.

Year Published

1937

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Transactions of The American Microscopical Society

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Cheilospirura centrocerci, a New Nematode from the Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianusSIMON, FELIX1939

Cheilospirura centrocerci, a New Nematode from the Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus

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SIMON, FELIX

Year Published

1939

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Transactions of The American Microscopical Society

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10.2307/3222651

Mating performance of the Sage Grouse.Simon, J. R.1940

Mating performance of the Sage Grouse.

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Mating behavior of the Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) was observed on April 5-8, 1940 near Skully Point, about 11 miles south of Kemmerer, Wyoming. A blind was found impractical but an automobile proved satisfactory for an observation point, not interfering with the activities of the birds. Car lights were off and men silent by 5 A.M. and, although before dawn, [male][male] were on the strutting ground in full progress with courtship display but [female][female] could not be observed until shortly after 5. About 300 cocks and 80 hens were present on the area, 200 yards wide and 1/4 mile long. Each cock stood 25-40 feet from his neighbor; sometimes they fought, mostly with wing-beating. Hens, in groups of 6 to 32, moved about the grounds and were kept grouped by 8-10 [male][male]. Most of the mating activity took place between 5 and 8 A.M. Strutting was confined to areas about 5 ft. in diam. The strut started with raising and spreading the wings, spreading the tail and raising the long black plumes on the back of the neck, followed by inflation of the large air sacs so that bare bulbs of yellowish breast skin showed. Then the birds walked forward, with head high, tossing the head and breast regions upward and forward 3 times, also mantling the head with white breast and neck feathers. Deflation of the air-sacs resulted in a bumping or plopping. Many photographs were presented showing these steps. Coition seemed to occur only on invitation from the [female]. It required 6-12 seconds. One [male] was observed to mate with 3 hens. || ABSTRACT AUTHORS: L. H. Walkinshaw

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Simon, J. R.

Year Published

1940

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The Auk: Ornithological Advances

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Insect food of the sage grouseKnowlton, GF1942

Insect food of the sage grouse

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Knowlton, GF; Thornley, HF

Year Published

1942

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Journal of Economic Entomology

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Sage grouse coccidiosis not transmissible to chickensHoness, Ralph F.1942

Sage grouse coccidiosis not transmissible to chickens

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[long dash]Cross-infection expts. are cited which show that coccidiosis (Eimeria angusta and for E. centro-cerci) is not carried to domestic chickens by the sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), and it seems probable that infection by the sage grouse is not brought about by contact with infected domestic birds.

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Honess, Ralph F.

Year Published

1942

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Poultry Sci

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Mating behavior of the Sage Grouse.Scott, J. W.1942

Mating behavior of the Sage Grouse.

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Scott, J. W.

Year Published

1942

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The Auk: Ornithological Advances

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A Method for Obtaining Sage Grouse Age and Sex Ratios from WingsENG, ROBERT L.1955

A Method for Obtaining Sage Grouse Age and Sex Ratios from Wings

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247 sage grouse wings from birds of known sex and/or age were used in establishing aging and sexing criteria. Depending on the molt stage of the bird, age determination is based on the condition of the outer two primaries or the difference in length between primaries 8 and 9. Sex determination is based on the length of individual primaries. || ABSTRACT AUTHORS: R. L. Eng

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ENG, ROBERT L.

Year Published

1955

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The Journal of Wildlife Management

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10.2307/3796862

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The Secret Sex Lives of Sage-Grouse: Multiple Paternity and Intraspecific Nest Parasitism Revealed Through Genetic Analysis

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Using Spatial Statistics and Point-Pattern Simulations to Assess the Spatial Dependency Between Greater Sage-Grouse and Anthropogenic Features

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