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

Miranda R. Bertram; Gabriel L. Hamer; Karen F. Snowden; Barry K. Hartup; Sarah A. Hamer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127679

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

Miranda R. Bertram ,

* E-mail: mbertram@cvm.tamu.edu (MRB);shamer@cvm.tamu.edu (SAH)

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Gabriel L. Hamer,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Karen F. Snowden,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Barry K. Hartup,

Affiliations International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Sarah A. Hamer

* E-mail: mbertram@cvm.tamu.edu (MRB);shamer@cvm.tamu.edu (SAH)

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Coccidian Parasites and Conservation Implications for the Endangered Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

Miranda R. Bertram,
Gabriel L. Hamer,
Karen F. Snowden,
Barry K. Hartup,
Sarah A. Hamer

Published: June 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127679

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Interesting study

Posted by Whooper on 10 Jun 2015 at 21:49 GMT

This is a very interesting study of parasites in the only remaining wild population of whooping cranes. It provides an important baseline to assist in monitoring disease/parasites that may occur in the population in the future. Your excellent work is appreciated.
Chester McConnell
Friends of the Wild Whoopers

No competing interests declared.

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