International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Spatial and temporal dynamics of foraging habitat availability for reddish egrets in the Laguna Madre, Texas

Elizabeth M. Bates
  • Elizabeth M. Bates
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
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Lianne M. Koczur
  • Lianne M. Koczur
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
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Anastasia Krainyk
  • Anastasia Krainyk
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
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Bart M. Ballard*
  • Bart M. Ballard*
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
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Andrew C. Kasner
  • Andrew C. Kasner
  • Department of Biology, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX 79072, USA.
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  •  Received: 27 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 15 September 2016
  •  Published: 31 October 2016

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