Resightings of captive-reared and wild Piping Plovers from Saskatchewan, Canada

Wader Study Group Bulletin

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Paul Goossen, J ^a   Lee, Rosemary Vander ^b,c   Kruse, Casey ^b   Gratto Trevor, Cheri L ^a   Westworth, Sharilyn M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Captive release; Charadrius melodus; Dispersal; Piping Plover; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 84861381614     PISSN: 02603799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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