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The role of management decisions in subspecies hybridization across wild turkey occupied range

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.
This study used DNA from hunter‐collected feathers across 29 U.S. states and Ontario to assess how past management actions, such as translocations and subspecies introductions, have shaped genetic admixture in wild turkeys. While admixture levels did not differ between historic and introduced ranges, they were influenced by management practices ...
Amanda K. Beckman, Sarah A. Hamer, Gil G. Rosenthal, Leonard A. Brennan, Zach B. Hancock   +4 more
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The invertebrate diet of northern bobwhite chicks in Georgia, United States [PDF]

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2012
The establishment of brood–rearing habitats along field margins has become a popular agri–environmental prescription to help reverse population declines of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in Georgia, United States.
Butler, D. A., Palmer, W. E., Cook, M. P.   +2 more
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Raptor abundance and northern bobwhite survival and habitat use

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Predation risk has a profound influence on prey behavior and habitat use. The Rio Grande Plains ecoregion of Texas, USA, provides a unique opportunity to investigate changes in prey behavior because the ecoregion experiences a high influx of raptors ...
Joshua W. Turner, Fidel Hernández, Clint W. Boal, Bart M. Ballard, Fred C. Bryant, David B. Wester   +5 more
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Hunting impacts male wild turkey space use and resource selection: insights from a hunted and non‐hunted population

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.
Male wild turkeys modify their behavior in response to hunting pressure, yet most studies have inferred these effects using only hunted populations. We compared movement and habitat selection of males in a hunted population and a non‐hunted population in South Carolina, USA.
Patrick H. Wightman, Erin E. Ulrey, John C. Kilgo, Jay R. Cantrell, Charles R. Ruth, Bret A. Collier, Michael J. Chamberlain   +6 more
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Comparing nesting rate and space use between extant and translocated eastern wild turkeys

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.
Female wild turkeys that are translocated to a site without conspecifics already present have increased range sizes and lower nesting rates when compared to extant or females translocated with conspecifics already present. This means that translocations should either translocate wild turkeys to areas where wild turkeys are already present or focus on ...
Chad M. Argabright, Rusty L. Wood, Jason B. Hardin, Nicholas W. Bakner, Michael J. Chamberlain, Bret A. Collier   +5 more
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Helminths and the northern bobwhite population decline: A review

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
Long‐term data from the Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count indicate that northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; hereafter, bobwhite) populations have declined since 1961 in all but 1 of the 31 states they occupy within the United States. This
Andrew C. Olsen, Leonard A. Brennan, Alan M. Fedynich   +2 more
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Current understanding of lymphoproliferative disease virus in wild turkeys

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.
Lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) is a retrovirus that can cause a spectrum of disease in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), from subclinical infection to lymphoid tumors. We reviewed the literature to summarize our current understanding of LPDV, including disease presentation, surveillance, impact on fitness, spatiotemporal distribution, and ...
Chloe C. Goodwin, Andrew B. Allison, Mark G. Ruder, Justin D. Brown, Michael J. Chamberlain, Melanie R. Kunkel, Kevin D. Niedringhaus, Alisia A. W. Weyna, Charlie S. Bahnson, Elizabeth L. Elsmo, M. Kevin Keel, Heather Fenton, Kayla G. Adcock, Rebecca L. Poulson, Nicole M. Nemeth   +14 more
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Effects of broadcasting calls during surveys to estimate density and occupancy of northern bobwhite

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
We assessed the effects of using a broadcast caller during surveys and increasing survey duration to estimate northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) density and occupancy.
Kenneth R. Duren, Jeffrey J. Buler, William L. Jones, Christopher K. Williams   +3 more
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Environmental influences on development of aflatoxins in supplemental feed for wildlife

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.
Millions of people provide grains as supplemental feed for wildlife. Environmental conditions can lead to those grains developing deleterious concentrations of aflatoxins from naturally occurring Aspergillus fungi. We studied aflatoxin development in grains under controlled conditions to provide best practices to minimize the risk of aflatoxin exposure
Leah L. Dale, R. Dwayne Elmore, M. Colter Chitwood, Timothy J. O'Connell   +3 more
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Vital rates and population trajectory of a declining eastern wild turkey population in southeastern Oklahoma

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.
To investigate underlying demographic rates driving apparent declines of eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in Oklahoma, we quantified current stage‐specific survival and reproductive rates. Our objective was to determine the current population trajectory using field‐derived vital rates and identify which demographic factors had the ...
Nicolle Butler, R. Dwayne Elmore, Cody Griffin, Kent Andersson, Michael Barrett, Cyrena Bedoian, Craig A. Davis, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Evan P. Tanner, M. Colter Chitwood   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source