The present report summarizes a study
of the biology and management of the
greater prairie chicken in Illinois, a study
begun in 1935 by members of the Section
of Game Research and Management of
the Illinois Natural History Survey. The
summers of 1935 and 1936 were spent
in full-time field work in southeastern
Illinois. Since that time, supplemental
studies of prairie chicken habits, requirements
and distribution have been continued
in various parts of the state. Annually
since 1935, spring and fall censuses
have been made on 4 square miles of
prairie chicken range in Jasper County
used as a study area. Preliminary parasite
and disease studies conducted by
Leigh (1940) were published in another volume of the Survey Bulletin. The present
report includes data on early distribution,
present range, life history, populations,
mortality causes, food habits and
management of the prairie chicken in
Illinois.
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 022, no. 04
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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