A framework for understanding semi-permeable barrier effects on migratory ungulates
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Hall Sawyer*, Matthew J. Kauffman, Arthur D. Middleton, Thomas A. Morrison, Ryan M. Nielson and Teal B. Wyckoff Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc., 200 South 2 St., Suite B, Laramie, WY, 82070, USA; US Geological Survey, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA; Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA; Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA; and Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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