Wyoming Sage-Grouse Research Reports
Updated February 2009

The following list includes final research reports from WGF sage-grouse research or theses and dissertations from University research efforts.  It does not include annual agency monitoring reports or popular press articles. 

Unless otherwise noted, .pdf files of the documents may be downloaded with Adobe Acrobat. 

 Deibert, P. A.  1995.  Effects of parasites on sage-grouse mate selection.  PhD Dissertation.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document (3.9M)

 Doherty, K. E. 2008. Sage-grouse and energy development: integrating science with conservation planning to reduce impacts. PhD Dissertation.  University of Montana, Missoula.  View this document  (1.5M).

 Doherty, M. K. 2007.  Mosquito populations in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming: a comparison of natural, agricultural and effluent coal-bed natural gas aquatic habitats.  M.S. Thesis.  Montana State University, Bozeman.              View this document (1.1M).

 Girard, G. L.  1937.  Life history, habits, and food of the sage-grouse.  University of Wyoming Publication 3.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document  (2.4M)

 Heath, B. J., R. Straw, S. H. Anderson, J. Lawson.  1997.  Sage-grouse productivity, survival and seasonal habitat use near Farson, Wyoming.  Research Completion Report.  Wyoming Game & Fish Dept., Cheyenne.  View this document

 Heath, B. J., R. Straw, S. H. Anderson, J. Lawson, M. Holloran.  1998.  Sage-grouse productivity, survival, and seasonal habitat use among three ranches with different livestock grazing, predator control, and harvest management practices.  Research Completion Report.  Wyoming Game & Fish Dept., Cheyenne.   View this document   (1.7M)

 Holloran, M. J. 1999.  Sage-grouse seasonal habitat use near Casper, WY.  MS Thesis.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document   (923KB)

 Holloran, M. J. and S. H. Anderson.  2004.  Greater Sage-grouse seasonal habitat selection and survival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  Research Completion Report.  University of Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Laramie.  View this document   (11.4M)

 Holloran, M. J.  2005.  Sage-grouse population response to natural gas field development in western Wyoming.  PhD Dissertation.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document   (3.5M)

 Holloran, M. J. and S. H. Anderson.  2005a.  Spatial distribution of Greater Sage-grouse nests in relatively contiguous sagebrush habitats.  Appendix A in Holloran 2005 PhD Dissertation.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document  (194KB)

 Holloran, M. J. and S. H. Anderson.  2005c.  Greater Sage-grouse research in Wyoming:  an overview of studies conducted by the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit between 1994 and 2005.  Appendix C in Holloran 2005 PhD Dissertation.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document  (570KB) 

 Honess, R. F. and G. Post.  1968.  History of an epizootic in sage-grouse.  Science Monograph 14.  University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Laramie.  View this document  (1.2M)

 Johnson, G. D.  1987.  Effects of rangeland grasshopper control on sage-grouse in Wyoming.  MS Thesis.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document (3.4M)

 Klott, J. H.  1987.  Use of habitat by sympatrically occurring sage-grouse and sharptailed grouse with broods.  MS Thesis.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document   (4.3M) 

 Kaiser, R. C. 2006.  Recruitment by greater sage-grouse in association with natural gas development in western Wyoming.  M. S. Thesis. University of Wyoming, Laramie. View this document(970KB).

 Kuipers, J. L.  2004.  Grazing system and linear corridor influences on Greater Sage-grouse habitat selection and productivity.  M. S. Thesis.  University of Wyoming,  Laramie.   View this document  (1.6M)

 Lyon, A. G.  2000.  The potential effects of natural gas development on sage grouse near Pinedale, Wyoming.  MS Thesis.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document   (10.7M)

 Rothenmaier, D.  1979.  Sage-grouse reproductive ecology:  breeding season movements, strutting ground attendance and site characteristics, and nesting.  MS Theses.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.                          View this document  (2.3M)

 Slater, S. J.  2003.  Sage-grouse use of different aged burns and the effects of coyote control in southwestern Wyoming.  MS Thesis.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document   (1.4M)

 Thompson, K. M., M. J. Holloran, S. J. Slater, J. L. Kuipers and S. H. Anderson.  2005.  Greater Sage-grouse early brood-rearing habitat use and productivity in Wyoming.  Appendix B in Holloran 2005 PhD Dissertation.  University of Wyoming, Laramie.  View this document (195KB) 

Patterson, R. L.  1952.  The sage grouse in Wyoming.  Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and Sage Books.  Document Pending

Wyoming sage-grouse research articles published in peer-reviewed press. 

The following material is copyrighted, so contact the publication or the UW Science Library to view.  Some articles may be available on-line via the publication's web site. 

Boyce, M. S.  1990  The red queen visits sage-grouse leks.  American Zoologist 30:263-270.

Deibert, P. A. and M. S. Boyce.  1997.  Heritable resistance to malaria and the evolution of lek behaviour in sage-grouse.  Wildlife Biology 3:284.

Holloran, M. J., and S. H. Anderson.  2003.  Direct identification of Northern sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, nest predators using remote sensing cameras.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 117:308-310. 

Holloran, M. J., and S. H. Anderson.  2005.  Spatial distribution of greater sage-grouse nests in relatively contiguous sagebrush habitats.  Condor 107:742-752.  (see Holloran and Anderson 2005a in the previous section for a .pdf version of this paper)

Holloran, M. J., B. J. Heath, A. G. Lyon, S. J. Slater, J. L. Kuipers, and S. H. Anderson.  2005.  Greater sage-grouse nesting habitat selection and success in Wyoming.  Journal of Wildlife Management 69:638-649.

Johnson, G. D. and M. S. Boyce.  1990.  Feeding trials with insects in the diet of sage-grouse chicks.  Journal of Wildlife Management 54(1):89-91.

Klott, J. H. and F. G. Lindzey.  1990.  Brood habitats of sympatric sage grouse and Columbian sharptailed grouse in Wyoming.  Journal of Wildlife Management 54:84-88.

Lyon, A. G., and S. H. Anderson.  2003.  Potential gas development impacts on sage grouse nest initiation and movement.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:486-491.

Naugle, D. E., C. L. Aldridge, B. L. Walker, T. E. Cornish, B. J. Moynahan, M. J. Holloran, K. Brown, G. D. Johnson, E. T. Schmidtmann, R. T. Mayer, C. Y. Kato, M. R. Matchett, T. J. Christiansen, W. E. Cook, T. Creekmore, R. D. Falise, E. T. Rinkes, M. S. Boyce.  2004.  West Nile virus:  pending crisis for Greater Sage-grouse.  Ecology Letters.  Volume 7, Issue 8, p. 704-713.

Naugle, D. E., C. L. Aldridge, B. L. Walker, K. E. Doherty, M. R. Matchett, J. McIntosh, T. E. Cornish, and M. S. Boyce.  2005.  West Nile virus and sage-grouse:  What more have we learned?  Wildlife Society Bulletin, 33(2):616-623.

Walker, B. L., D. E. Naugle, K. E. Doherty, and T. E. Cornish.  2004.  Outbreak of West Nile virus in Greater Sage-grouse and guidelines for monitoring, handling, and submitting dead birds.  Wildlife Society Bulletin, 32(3):1000-1006.