Coccidian Parasites and Conservation Implications for the Endangered Whooping Crane (Grus americana).

While the population of endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) has grown from 15 individuals in 1941 to an estimated 304 birds today, the population growth is not sufficient to support a down-listing of the species to threatened status. The degree to which disease may be limiting the population...

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Main Authors: Miranda R Bertram, Gabriel L Hamer, Karen F Snowden, Barry K Hartup, Sarah A Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4464527?pdf=render