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Genetic status of the wood stork (Mycteria americana) from the southeastern United States and the Brazilian Pantanal as revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Aug 2011
Lopes I F, Tomasulo-Seccomandi A M, Bryan A L, Brisbin I L, Glenn T C, Del Lama S N
Abstract excerpt
The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a colonial wading bird that inhabits the Neotropical region from the southeastern United States (US) to northern Argentina. The species is considered to be endangered in the US due to degradation of its foraging and breeding habitat. In other parts of its range, such as in the Brazilian Pantanal region, breeding populations of this species appear to be stable. We...
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