Population characteristics of the Whooping Crane, Grus americana

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Binkley, Clark S., Miller, Richard S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z83-363; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z83-363

The principal migratory population of Whooping Cranes is now increasing at an annual rate of about 4%, about twice the rate observed prior to the mid-1950's. Significant periodic fluctuations in total numbers overlay these average trends. These fluctuations can be explained by observed fluctuat...