The last dance of the prairie chicken

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Chicken

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff A. Johnson ◽  
Michael A. Schroeder ◽  
Leslie A. Robb
Keyword(s):  
Tympanuchus Cupido ◽  
Prairie Chicken ◽  
Greater Prairie Chicken

scholarly journals Greater prairie-chicken nest success and habitat selection in southeastern Nebraska

2013 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 1202-1212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ty W. Matthews ◽  
Andrew J. Tyre ◽  
J. Scott Taylor ◽  
Jeffrey J. Lusk ◽  
Larkin A. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Nest Success ◽  
Prairie Chicken ◽  
Greater Prairie Chicken

Temperature, wind, vegetation, and roads influence incubation patterns of Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in the Nebraska Sandhills, USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-99
Author(s):  
Ian R. Hoppe ◽  
Jocelyn O. Harrison ◽  
Edward J. Raynor IV ◽  
Mary Bomberger Brown ◽  
Larkin A. Powell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Survival ◽  
Tympanuchus Cupido ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Nebraska Sandhills ◽  
Avian Incubation ◽  
Prairie Chicken ◽  
Greater Prairie Chicken ◽  
Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus

Avian incubation involves behavioral decisions that must balance trade-offs between the incubating bird’s survival and current and future reproductive success. We evaluated variation in incubation off-bout duration and frequency among Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus (Brewster, 1885)) in the Nebraska Sandhills, USA. Greater Prairie-Chicken life history favors incubation behaviors that prioritize success of the current breeding attempt over adult survival. Previous observations suggest incubating females make these behavioral decisions based on ambient temperature conditions, their own body condition, and predation risk. We monitored nest attendance by females at 30 Greater Prairie-Chicken nests to identify proximate cues used to make behavioral decisions regarding incubation. We recorded 930 incubation off-bouts. Females took 1.9 ± 0.7 off-bouts/day (mean ± SD), each with a mean (±SD) duration of 43.3 ± 24.1 min. Off-bouts were shorter in duration at higher wind speeds, at lower ambient temperatures, at nests with less cover, and at nests closer to roads. Females were most likely to leave the nest during mid-morning and evening, as are most gallinaceous birds, and incubation off-bouts became less frequent later in the season. We did not observe differences in incubation behavior between nests that failed and those that successfully hatched one or more chicks.

Simulation of reproductive stages limiting productivity of the endangered Attwater's prairie chicken

1998 ◽  
Vol 111 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 283-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus J. Peterson ◽  
William E. Grant ◽  
Nova J. Silvy
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Chicken ◽  
Attwater's Prairie Chicken

First Case of Renesting After Brood Loss by a Greater Prairie-Chicken

2012 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance B. McNew ◽  
William J. White
Keyword(s):  
First Case ◽  
Prairie Chicken ◽  
Greater Prairie Chicken

scholarly journals Challenges in updating habitat suitability models: An example with the lesser prairie-chicken

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256633
Author(s):  
Catherine S. Jarnevich ◽  
Pairsa N. Belamaric ◽  
Kent Fricke ◽  
Mike Houts ◽  
Liza Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Habitat Suitability Model ◽  
Current Information ◽  
Land Cover Data ◽  
Prairie Chicken ◽  
Anthropogenic Development ◽  
Iteration Model

Habitat loss from land-use change is one of the top causes of declines in wildlife species of concern. As such, it is critical to assess and reassess habitat suitability as land cover and anthropogenic features change for both monitoring and developing current information to inform management decisions. However, there are obstacles that must be overcome to develop consistent assessments through time. A range-wide lek habitat suitability model for the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), currently under review by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service for potential listing under the Endangered Species Act, was published in 2016. This model was based on lek data from 2002 to 2012, land cover data ranging from 2001 to 2013, and anthropogenic features from circa 2011, and has been used to help guide lesser prairie-chicken management and anthropogenic development actions. We created a second iteration model based on new lek surveys (2015 to 2019) and updated predictors (2016 land cover and cleaned/updated anthropogenic data) to evaluate changes in lek suitability and to quantify current range-wide habitat suitability. Only three of 11 predictor variables were directly comparable between the iterations, making it difficult to directly assess what predicted changes resulted from changes in model inputs versus actual landscape change. The second iteration model showed a similar positive relationship with land cover and negative relationship with anthropogenic features to the first iteration, but exhibited more variation among candidate models. Range-wide, more suitable habitat was predicted in the second iteration. The Shinnery Oak Ecoregion, however, exhibited a loss in predicted suitable habitat that could be due to predictor source changes. Iterated models such as this are important to ensure current information is being used in conservation and development decisions.

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