Whooping cranes : biology and conservation / volume editors; John B. French, Sarah J. Converse, Jane E. Austin, Jack H. Delap.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.

Nyhus, Philip J., editor.

French, John B., editor.

Converse, Sarah J., editor.

Austin, Jane E., editor.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Series:

Biodiversity of the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whooping crane.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright Page; Dedication; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Section A: Whooping Cranes Past and Present; Introduction; Chapter 1: Whooping Cranes Past and Present; Abstract; Introduction; Two Eras of Whooping Crane Conservation; Chapter 2: Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Cranes and the Evolutionary Origin of the Whooping Crane; Abstract; Introduction; Crane Classification Prior to Phylogenetic Studies; Phylogenetic Systematics of Gruidae: Identifying the Closest Living Relatives of Cranes; Phylogenetic Relationships Among Cranes

Phylogenetic Position of the Whooping CraneSummary and Outlook; Chapter 3: Revisiting the Historic Distribution and Habitats of the Whooping Crane; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Section B: Population and Breeding Biology; Introduction; Chapter 4: Population and Breeding Range Dynamics in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Crane Population; Abstract; Introduction; Using Integrated Population Models to Assess Whooping Crane Population Dynamics; Assessment of Breeding Range Dynamics

Population and Breeding Range Dynamics of Whooping Cranes in the AWBPSummary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; Chapter 5: Monitoring Recruitment and Abundance of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population of Whooping Cranes: 1950-2015; Abstract; Introduction; Objectives: Form Follows Function; Survey Area; Data Collection/Survey Timing; Data Analysis and Interpretation; Summary and Outlook; Chapter 6: Mortality in Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes: Timing, Location, and Causes; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments

Chapter 7: Population Dynamics of Reintroduced Whooping CranesAbstract; Introduction; The Florida Nonmigratory Population; The Eastern Migratory Population; Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; Chapter 8: Reproductive Failure in the Eastern Migratory Population: The Interaction of Research and Management; Abstract; Introduction; Value of Information Workshop: 2009; Studying Black Fly Effects on Nest Success: 2009-13; Identifying an Optimal Reintroduction Strategy: 2012-13; Value of Information Workshop: 2015; Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; Appendix A; Appendix B

Chapter 9: Florida's Nonmigratory Whooping CranesAbstract; Introduction; Survival; Reproduction; Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; Section C: Behavior and Social Structure; Introduction; Chapter 10: Pairing Dynamics of Reintroduced Migratory Whooping Cranes; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Summary and outlook; Acknowledgments; Chapter 11: Movement Ecology of Reintroduced Migratory Whooping Cranes; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; EMP Whooping Crane Movements and Migration; Social Learning of Migratory Performance in Whooping Cranes; Summary and Outlook

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed September 13, 2018).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.

ISBN:

9780128035856

0128035854

Publisher Number:

99978396175

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