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

High passage rates and different seasonal migration strategies of birds along the lower Texas coast

Suzanne Contreras Walsh
  • Suzanne Contreras Walsh
  • 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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David B. Wester
  • David B. Wester
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, 78363, USA
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William P. Kuvlesky Jr.
  • William P. Kuvlesky Jr.
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, 78363, USA
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Leonard A. Brennan
  • Leonard A. Brennan
  • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, 78363, USA
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Michael L. Morrison
  • Michael L. Morrison
  • Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Kathy Boydston
  • Kathy Boydston
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, USA
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  •  Received: 18 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 30 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2017

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