Mate loss affects survival but not breeding in black brant geese
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Christopher A. Nicolai, James S. Sedinger, David H. Ward, and W. Sean Boyd Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada Reno, 1000 Valley Road, Reno, NV 89512, USA, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada Reno, 1000 Valley Road, Reno, NV 89512, USA, United States Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA, and Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada RR1, 5421 Robertson Road, Delta, British Columbia V4K 3N2, Canada
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