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BL
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854187
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| Main Entry
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Johnsgard, Paul A.
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| Title & Author
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A chorus of cranes : : the cranes of North America and the world /\ Paul A. Johnsgard ; with photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen ; drawings and supplementary photos by P.A. Johnsgard.
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| Publication Statement
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Boulder :: University Press of Colorado,, [2015]
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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145719628X
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: 1457196301
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: 1607324377
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: 9781457196287
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: 9781457196300
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: 9781607324379
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1607324369
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9781607324362
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Crane magic -- The north american cranes -- The sandhill crane -- A brief history of the species -- Seasons of the sandhill crane -- A congruence of cranes -- A teton summer -- An arctic diaspora -- An autumnal hegira -- Recent sandhill crane populations -- The whooping crane -- A brief history of the species -- The year of the whooping crane -- The winter season -- The spring migration -- The breeding grounds -- The long journey south -- Whooping crane restoration efforts -- The sandhill crane cross-fostering experiment -- Restoration efforts in florida -- Restoration efforts in louisiana -- Operation migration and the eastern migratory flock -- Recent population trends in the wood buffalo-aransas flock -- Can whooping cranes survive in a twenty-first-century america? -- The other cranes of the world -- Black crowned crane -- Gray crowned crane -- Siberian crane -- Wattled crane -- Blue crane -- Demoiselle crane -- Australian crane -- Sarus crane -- White-naped crane -- Red-crowned crane -- Hooded crane -- Black-necked crane -- Eurasian crane -- Epilogue.
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| Abstract
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"Accompanied by the stunning photography of Mangelsen, Johnsgard details the natural history, biology and conservation issues surrounding the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whopping crane in North America"--
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Cranes (Birds)
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Cranes (Birds), Pictorial works.
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Cranes (Birds)-- North America.
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Sandhill crane, Pictorial works.
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Sandhill crane-- North America.
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Sandhill crane.
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Whooping crane, Pictorial works.
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Whooping crane-- North America.
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Whooping crane.
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Cranes (Birds)
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NATURE-- Animals-- Birds.
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NATURE-- Birdwatching Guides.
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NATURE-- Environmental Conservation Protection.
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Sandhill crane.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ornithology.
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Whooping crane.
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North America.
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| Dewey Classification
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598.3/2
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| LC Classification
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QL696.G84J57 2015
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| Added Entry
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Mangelsen, Thomas D.
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