Selection and Use of Drumming Sites by Male Ruffed Grouse
The AukPublished 1 January 1967Open access
Gordon W. Gullion
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of specific drumming sites (and the grouse using them) from a historical viewpoint and to point out some behavioral traits which may be used as a valid basis for studying grouse populations and those which can be misinterpreted, resulting in incorrect assumptions concerning Ruffed Grouse population densities, longevity, and age composition.
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S•NCE the spring of 1956, the density, distribution, and
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