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  <dc:contributor>Jacoby Carter</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Jessica L. Schulz</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Robert C. Dobbs</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2019</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;div class="abstractHolder"&gt;&lt;div class="abstractText"&gt;&lt;div class="issue_description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;We document the first breeding record of Limpkin,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Aramus guarauna&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;(Linnaeus, 1766) (Gruiformes, Aramidae), for Louisiana, describe an additional unpublished breeding record from Georgia, as well as a possible record from Alabama, and associate these patterns with the concurrent establishment of the invasive Giant Apple Snail,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pomacea maculata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Perry, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae). We predict that an invasive prey species may facilitate range expansion by native predator species, which has ramifications for conservation and management.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.15560/15.3.497</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Pensoft</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Limpkin, Aramus guarauna (L., 1766) (Gruiformes, Aramidae), extralimital breeding in Louisiana is associated with availability of the invasive Giant Apple Snail, &lt;i&gt;Pomacea maculata&lt;/i&gt; Perry, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae)</dc:title>
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