PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH NORTH AMERICAN CRANE WORKSHOP, 14-17 April 2014, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

• Main Authors: Aborn, David A., Urbanek, Richard P.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2016
• Subjects: Animal Sciences; Behavior and Ethology; Biodiversity; Ornithology; Population Biology; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Austin; Chandler; Chavez; Dickerson; Dwyer; Gillet; Hayes; Inga; Kendall; Mueller; Pacific; Ramirez; Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nacwgproc/368; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1369&context=nacwgproc

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