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Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Post-White-nose syndrome trends in Virginia’s cave bats, 2008-2013

Karen E. Powers
  • Karen E. Powers
  • Biology Department, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142, United States
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Richard J. Reynolds
  • Richard J. Reynolds
  • Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Verona, VA 24482, United States
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Wil Orndorff
  • Wil Orndorff
  • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Christiansburg, VA, United States
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W. Mark Ford
  • W. Mark Ford
  • U. S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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Christopher S. Hobson
  • Christopher S. Hobson
  • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Richmond, VA, United States
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  •  Received: 24 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 March 2015
  •  Published: 15 April 2015

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