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1 online resource |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Crane magic -- The north american cranes -- The sandhill crane -- A brief history of the species -- Seasons of the sandhill crane -- A congruence of cranes -- A teton summer -- An arctic diaspora -- An autumnal hegira -- Recent sandhill crane populations -- The whooping crane -- A brief history of the species -- The year of the whooping crane -- The winter season -- The spring migration -- The breeding grounds -- The long journey south -- Whooping crane restoration efforts -- The sandhill crane cross-fostering experiment -- Restoration efforts in florida -- Restoration efforts in louisiana -- Operation migration and the eastern migratory flock -- Recent population trends in the wood buffalo-aransas flock -- Can whooping cranes survive in a twenty-first-century america? -- The other cranes of the world -- Black crowned crane -- Gray crowned crane -- Siberian crane -- Wattled crane -- Blue crane -- Demoiselle crane -- Australian crane -- Sarus crane -- White-naped crane -- Red-crowned crane -- Hooded crane -- Black-necked crane -- Eurasian crane -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"Accompanied by the stunning photography of Mangelsen, Johnsgard details the natural history, biology and conservation issues surrounding the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whopping crane in North America"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Whooping crane -- Pictorial works.
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Whooping crane. |
| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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| Subject |
Whooping crane -- North America.
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North America. |
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Whooping crane.
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Sandhill crane -- Pictorial works.
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Sandhill crane. |
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Sandhill crane -- North America.
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Sandhill crane.
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Cranes (Birds) -- Pictorial works.
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Cranes (Birds) |
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Cranes (Birds) -- North America.
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Cranes (Birds)
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds. |
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NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides. |
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology. |
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection. |
| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Mangelsen, Thomas D.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnsgard, Paul A. Chorus of cranes. Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2015] (DLC) 2015011316 |
| ISBN |
9781607324379 (electronic book) |
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1607324377 (electronic book) |
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9781457196300 (electronic book) |
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1457196301 (electronic book) |
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9781457196287 (electronic book) |
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145719628X (electronic book) |
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9781607324362 (paperback) |
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1607324369 |
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