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A comprehensive inventory of communication tower infrastructure across the range of greater and Gunnison sage-grouse

Scientific Data
We compiled and verified a comprehensive inventory dataset of communication tower infrastructure across the range of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus), two species of conservation concern ...
Sarah C. Webster, Shawn Szabo, Jacqueline B. Cupples, Shawn T. O’Neil, Jonathan B. Dinkins, Steve Abele, Jennifer M. Hill, John C. Tull, Michael P. Chenaille, Peter S. Coates   +9 more
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Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider

Ethology, Volume 132, Issue 6, Page 373-384, June 2026.
Scoring of male courtship behaviour in Dolomedes minor revealed no effect of female mating status on courtship duration or sequence structure, but males delayed the initiation of courtship when encountering previously mated females. ABSTRACT The evolution of male courtship rituals has traditionally been attributed to female mate selection, but may also
Bastien E. Clémot, Simon J. Connolly, Christina J. Painting   +2 more
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Space between houses influences movement and habitat selection of ungulates: Width as a novel metric of development

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2026.
In rural areas, maintaining spaces between houses >500 m will likely facilitate ungulate movement. To fully conserve functional habitat, such as unimpeded habitat use along migration corridors, maintaining spaces approximately >2.5 km between houses will likely be necessary. Abstract Wildlife often lose access to habitat due to housing development. The
Benjamin S. Robb, Jessie Shapiro, Kurt Smith, Eric K. Cole, Alyson B. Courtemanch, Sarah R. Dewey, Matthew J. Kauffman, Arthur D. Middleton, Tony W. Mong, Jerod A. Merkle   +9 more
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Mapping sage‐grouse fence‐collision risk: Spatially explicit models for targeting conservation implementation

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
Recent research suggested greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage‐grouse) fence collision may be widespread, and fence‐marking methods have been developed for reducing prairie‐grouse collision in sagebrush‐steppe habitats. However,
Bryan S. Stevens, David E. Naugle, Brian Dennis, John W. Connelly, Tim Griffiths, Kerry P. Reese   +5 more
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Free rein: Are feral horses competing with native ungulates in British Columbia?

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 3, April 2026.
We investigated little‐studied feral horses in west‐central British Columbia, Canada, as a potential competitor for native moose and mule deer. We did not find strong evidence that feral horses exclude moose or deer from habitat or resources at a large landscape scale or smaller spatiotemporal patch scale.
Katie Tjaden‐McClement, Tazarve Gharajehdaghipour, Carolyn Shores, Shane White, Robin Steenweg, Mathieu Bourbonnais, Zoe Konanz, A. Cole Burton   +7 more
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A mobile tool for capturing greater sage‐grouse

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2018
Capturing greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) using standard approaches can be challenging and inefficient, particularly in areas with relatively small populations and patchy habitat.
Andrew L. Sutphin, Thomas L. Maechtle, Christopher P. Kirol, Bradley C. Fedy   +3 more
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Integrating Ecosystem Resilience and Resistance Into Decision Support Tools for Multi-Scale Population Management of a Sagebrush Indicator Species

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems of western North America are experiencing unprecedented conservation planning efforts. Advances in decision-support tools operationalize concepts of ecosystem resilience by quantitatively linking spatially ...
Mark A. Ricca, Peter S. Coates
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Changes in Spatial Distribution and Abundance Together Determine Potential for Population Persistence for Greater Sage‐Grouse

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Population ecologists often focus on changes in the distribution and abundance of wildlife species, which are useful for trend analyses and status assessments. However, rarely are these responses evaluated simultaneously for a single species, despite their unique contributions to fully assess a species' viability.
Megan C. Milligan, Peter S. Coates, Brian G. Prochazka, Michael P. Chenaille, Shawn T. O'Neil, Steven R. Mathews, Justin R. Small, Katherine Miller, Steve Abele   +8 more
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Utilizing hunter harvest effort to survey for wildlife disease: A case study of West Nile virus in greater sage‐grouse

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage‐grouse) are highly susceptible to infection with West Nile virus (WNV), with substantial mortality reported in wild populations and in experimentally infected birds.
Robert J. Dusek, Christian A. Hagen, J. Christian Franson, David A. Budeau, Erik K. Hofmeister   +4 more
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The influence of a conservation‐based grazing program on greater sage‐grouse habitat selection

Conservation Science and Practice
Understanding how vegetation management affects animals' habitat selection patterns is critical for comprehensive conservation planning. As part of a decade‐long study (2011–2019) of 486 adult female sage‐grouse in central Montana, we investigated how a ...
Jennifer E. Helm, Elizabeth G. Simpson, Lorelle I. Berkeley, Mark Szczypinski, Shea P. Coons, Victoria J. Dreitz   +5 more
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