• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Boyd, Diane,
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Some of the biggest challenges in conducting lek surveys for sharp-tailed grouse in Montana are weather-related road access, dis...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Wood, David, Tribby, Dale
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for managing over 50% of the remaining Greater Sage-Grouse habitat throughout...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Butler, Carson J., Garrott, Robert A.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Using management data regularly collected by state and federal agencies, we indexed recruitment rates of bighorn sheep and mount...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Willey, David W., Hockenbary, Chad, Rotella, Jay J.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) occupy canyon habitats that have received less attention than owls in forested ...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Manlove, Kezia, Plowright, Raina, Cassirer, Frances
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

It is widely accepted that reducing contact between domestic and wild sheep limits pneumonia introduction, where domestic sheep ...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Christensen, Sonja, Hebblewhite, Mark, Thompson, Mike, Jimenez, Benjamin S., Proffitt, Kelly M., Jourdonnais, Craig
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Understanding the contribution of recruitment rates to overall growth rate in ungulate populations is a fundamental challenge in...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Dunkley, Shana L., Rotella, Jay J., Garrott, Robert A., Higgs, Megan D., Watson, Fred G. R., White, Patrick J.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Poster Abstract

Vulnerability of prey to predators is heavily influenced by their respective physical and behavioral characteristics; however th...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Olson, Gary,
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Changes in native plant community cover and composition are generally gradual and affected by multiple environmental factors. De...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Ebinger, Mike, Cross, Paul C., Scurlock, Brandon, Rogerson, Jared, Henningsen, John, Maichak, Eric, Damm, Dalinda
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

There is an increasing awareness of the importance of juvenile survival in ungulate population dynamics, and the accurate predic...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Hankins, Jesse C., Baker, Bobby J., Undlin, Kent W.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Poster Abstract

Historically, eastern Montana was one of the largest sheep producing regions of the west. Although sheep production has decrease...