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Durability and Longevity of Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) Fence Tags in Kansas and Colorado

Elisabeth C. Teige, Nicholas J. Parker, Megan P. Vhay and David A. Haukos
Ecological Restoration, June 2022, 40 (2) 83-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.40.2.83
Elisabeth C. Teige
Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Biology, Kansas State University, 205 Leasure Hall, 1128 N. 17th Street, Manhattan, KS 66506,
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Nicholas J. Parker
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Megan P. Vhay
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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David A. Haukos
U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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