Effects of wind energy development on survival of female greater prairiechickens
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Virginia L. Winder, Lance B. McNew, Andrew J. Gregory, Lyla M. Hunt, Samantha M. Wisely and Brett K. Sandercock* Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; United States Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA; School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86002, USA; and Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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