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Reusch C, Scheuerlein A, Grosche L, Meier F, Gampe J, Dammhahn M, van Schaik J, Kerth G. The risk faced by the early bat: individual plasticity and mortality costs of the timing of spring departure after hibernation. OIKOS 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.09654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Christine Reusch
- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
- Dept of Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Inst. for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin Germany
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- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
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- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
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- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
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- Laboratory of Statistical Demography, Max‐Planck Inst. for Demographic Research Rostock Germany
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- Behavioural Biology, Inst. for Neurobiology and Univ. of Münster Münster Germany
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- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
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- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
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Mollenhauer R, Lamont MM, Foley A. Long‐term apparent survival of a cold‐stunned subpopulation of juvenile green turtles. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Robert Mollenhauer
- U.S. Geological Survey Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Gainesville Florida USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Gainesville Florida USA
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Jacksonville Field Laboratory Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Jacksonville Florida USA
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Mews S, Langrock R, King R, Quick N. Multistate capture–recapture models for irregularly sampled data. Ann Appl Stat 2022. [DOI: 10.1214/21-aoas1528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Sina Mews
- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University
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- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University
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- School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh
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Novel passive detection approach reveals low breeding season survival and apparent lactation cost in a critically endangered cave bat. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7390. [PMID: 35513411 PMCID: PMC9072322 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11404-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Capture-mark-recapture/resight (CMR) methods are used for survival-rate studies, yet are often limited by small sample sizes. Advances in passive integrated transponder (PIT) technology have enabled passive detection or ‘resight’ of marked individuals using large antennas with greater read-ranges than previously possible. We used passively-detected resight data and CMR models to study survival rates of the southern bent-winged bat Miniopterus orianae bassanii, a critically endangered, cave-dwelling bat. Over three years, we used PIT-tagging to monitor 2966 individuals at the species’ largest breeding aggregation, using daily detection data (> 1.6 million detections) to estimate seasonal survival probabilities, structured by age, sex and reproductive status, and parameterise population projection matrices. This has hitherto been impossible using traditional CMR methods due to disturbance risk and low recapture rates. Bats exhibited lowest apparent seasonal survival over summer and autumn, particularly for reproductive females in summer (when lactating) and juveniles in autumn (after weaning), and high survival in winter. Lowest survival rates coincided with severe drought in summer–autumn 2016, suggesting that dry conditions affect population viability. Under all likely demographic assumptions, population projection matrices suggested the population is in deterministic decline, requiring urgent action to reduce extinction risk. Passively-collected resight data can now be used in combination with CMR models to provide extensive, robust information for targeted wildlife population management.
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Mews S, Langrock R, Ötting M, Yaqine H, Reinecke J. Maximum approximate likelihood estimation of general continuous-time state-space models. STAT MODEL 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/1471082x211065785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Continuous-time state-space models (SSMs) are flexible tools for analysing irregularly sampled sequential observations that are driven by an underlying state process. Corresponding applications typically involve restrictive assumptions concerning linearity and Gaussianity to facilitate inference on the model parameters via the Kalman filter. In this contribution, we provide a general continuous-time SSM framework, allowing both the observation and the state process to be non-linear and non-Gaussian. Statistical inference is carried out by maximum approximate likelihood estimation, where multiple numerical integration within the likelihood evaluation is performed via a fine discretization of the state process. The corresponding reframing of the SSM as a continuous-time hidden Markov model, with structured state transitions, enables us to apply the associated efficient algorithms for parameter estimation and state decoding. We illustrate the modelling approach in a case study using data from a longitudinal study on delinquent behaviour of adolescents in Germany, revealing temporal persistence in the deviation of an individual's delinquency level from the population mean.
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- Sina Mews
- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Belder DJ, Pierson JC, Rudder AC, Lindenmayer DB. Ongoing declines of woodland birds: Are restoration plantings making a difference? ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2021; 31:e2268. [PMID: 33237571 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Woodland birds are a species assemblage of conservation concern, and their persistence in fragmented agricultural landscapes is dependent on both the preservation of existing woodland remnants and the implementation of restoration plantings. However, little is known about the habitat-use and persistence of birds in fragmented agricultural landscapes. We present a detailed, population-oriented study of woodland birds in temperate eucalypt woodland restoration plantings and remnant woodland patches in the South-west Slopes bioregion of New South Wales, Australia. First, we undertook a 3-yr mark-recapture project to assess annual survival and site fidelity in restoration plantings and woodland remnants. We supplemented our recapture efforts with resightings of color-banded individuals. Second, we tracked individual birds of two species, Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) and Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), and documented snapshots of their home ranges and movement patterns during the breeding season. Annual survival in the woodland bird assemblage was lower than expected (51%). Home ranges of the Superb Fairywren were positively correlated with patch size, and were constrained by patch edges in linear sites. Superb Fairywrens and Willie Wagtails were more likely to travel longer distances between substrates while foraging in linear sites. Willie Wagtails engaged in significant gap-crossing (up to 400 m) between adjacent habitat patches. Our findings indicate that (1) patch isolation and certain patch configurations place resident birds at an energetic disadvantage, and (2) in our study area, woodland bird populations are continuing to decline. We recommend landscape-scale habitat restoration programs aim to address ongoing population declines. Studies such as ours conducted over longer time periods would provide a deeper understanding of habitat use and population processes of woodland birds in fragmented agricultural landscapes.
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- Donna J Belder
- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
- National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
- Australian Wildlife Conservancy, PO Box 8070, Subiaco East, Western Australia, 6008, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
- ACT Parks and Conservation Service, Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate, ACT Government, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2602, Australia
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- Australian Wildlife Conservancy, PO Box 8070, Subiaco East, Western Australia, 6008, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
- National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
- Sustainable Farms, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
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Muriel R, Balbontín J, Calabuig CP, Morlanes V, Ferrer M. Does translocation affect short‐term survival in a long‐lived species, the Spanish imperial eagle? Anim Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R. Muriel
- Applied Ecology Group Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) Sevilla Spain
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- Department of Zoology Facultad de Biología Universidad de Sevilla Sevilla Spain
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Fauna Silvestre Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde Universidade Federal Rural do Semi‐Árido Mossoró Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Fauna Silvestre Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde Universidade Federal Rural do Semi‐Árido Mossoró Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
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- Applied Ecology Group Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) Sevilla Spain
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van Poorten BT, Taylor N, O’Brien D, Walters CJ. A length-based mark-recapture model for estimating abundance and recruitment: Removing bias due to size-selective capture gear. Ecol Modell 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thorley JL, Andrusak GF. The fishing and natural mortality of large, piscivorous Bull Trout and Rainbow Trout in Kootenay Lake, British Columbia (2008-2013). PeerJ 2017; 5:e2874. [PMID: 28097071 PMCID: PMC5228508 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Estimates of fishing and natural mortality are important for understanding, and ultimately managing, commercial and recreational fisheries. High reward tags with fixed station acoustic telemetry provides a promising approach to monitoring mortality rates in large lake recreational fisheries. Kootenay Lake is a large lake which supports an important recreational fishery for large Bull Trout and Rainbow Trout. Methods Between 2008 and 2013, 88 large (≥500 mm) Bull Trout and 149 large (≥500 mm) Rainbow Trout were marked with an acoustic transmitter and/or high reward ($100) anchor tags in Kootenay Lake. The subsequent detections and angler recaptures were analysed using a Bayesian individual state-space Cormack–Jolly–Seber (CJS) survival model with indicator variable selection. Results The final CJS survival model estimated that the annual interval probability of being recaptured by an angler was 0.17 (95% CRI [0.11–0.23]) for Bull Trout and 0.14 (95% CRI [0.09–0.19]) for Rainbow Trout. The annual interval survival probability for Bull Trout was estimated to have declined from 0.91 (95% CRI [0.76–0.97]) in 2009 to just 0.46 (95% CRI [0.24–0.76]) in 2013. Rainbow Trout survival was most strongly affected by spawning. The annual interval survival probability was 0.77 (95% CRI [0.68–0.85]) for a non-spawning Rainbow Trout compared to 0.41 (95% CRI [0.30–0.53]) for a spawner. The probability of spawning increased with the fork length for both species and decreased over the course of the study for Rainbow Trout. Discussion Fishing mortality was relatively low and constant while natural mortality was relatively high and variable. The results indicate that angler effort is not the primary driver of short-term population fluctations in the Rainbow Trout abundance. Variation in the probability of Rainbow Trout spawning suggests that the spring escapement at the outflow of Trout Lake may be a less reliable index of abundance than previously assumed. Multi-species stock assessment models need to account for the fact that large Bull Trout are more abundant than large Rainbow Trout in Kootenay Lake.
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- BC Fish and Wildlife Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , Victoria , British Columbia , Canada
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Fouchet D, Santin‐Janin H, Sauvage F, Yoccoz NG, Pontier D. An
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package for analysing survival using continuous‐time open capture–recapture models. Methods Ecol Evol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- David Fouchet
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 UMR CNRS 5558 Villeurbanne France
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 UMR CNRS 5558 Villeurbanne France
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology UiT The Arctic University of Norway Tromsø Norway
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 UMR CNRS 5558 Villeurbanne France
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Borchers D, Distiller G, Foster R, Harmsen B, Milazzo L. Continuous-time spatially explicit capture-recapture models, with an application to a jaguar camera-trap survey. Methods Ecol Evol 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- David Borchers
- School of Mathematics and Statistics; Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling; The Observatory; Buchanan Gardens; University of St Andrews; Fife KY16 9LZ UK
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- Statistics in Ecology; Environment and Conservation (SEEC); Department of Statistical Sciences; University of Cape Town; Private Bag X3 Rondebosch 7701 South Africa
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- Panthera; 8 West 40th Street 18th Floor New York NY 10018 USA
- Environmental Research Institute (ERI); University of Belize; PO Box 340 Belmopan Belize
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- Panthera; 8 West 40th Street 18th Floor New York NY 10018 USA
- Environmental Research Institute (ERI); University of Belize; PO Box 340 Belmopan Belize
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- Cambridge Infectious Diseases (CID); University of Cambridge; Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0ES UK
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Frederiksen M, Lebreton JD, Pradel R, Choquet R, Gimenez O. REVIEW: Identifying links between vital rates and environment: a toolbox for the applied ecologist. J Appl Ecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Morten Frederiksen
- Department of Bioscience; Aarhus University; Frederiksborgvej 399 DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark
- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; Campus CNRS 1919 route de Mende F-34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; Campus CNRS 1919 route de Mende F-34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; Campus CNRS 1919 route de Mende F-34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; Campus CNRS 1919 route de Mende F-34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; Campus CNRS 1919 route de Mende F-34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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Kendall WL, Barker RJ, White GC, Lindberg MS, Langtimm CA, Peñaloza CL. Combining dead recovery, auxiliary observations and robust design data to estimate demographic parameters from marked individuals. Methods Ecol Evol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- William L. Kendall
- US Geological Survey; Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Colorado State University; 1484 Campus Delivery; Fort Collins; CO; 80523; USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics; University of Otago; P. O. Box 56; Dunedin; New Zealand
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Colorado State University; 1484 Campus Delivery; Fort Collins; CO; 80523; USA
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- Department of Biology and Wildlife Ecology; University of Alaska Fairbanks; 411 Irving Building; Fairbanks; AK; 99775; USA
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- US Geological Survey; Southeast Ecological Science Center, Sirenia Project; 7920 NW 71st Street; Gainesville; FL; 32653; USA
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- Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Colorado State University; 2201 NW 40th Terrace; Gainesville; FL; 32605; USA
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