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REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF EASTERN WILD TURKEY FEMALES IN THE EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2000
: We studied reproductive ecology of radiomarked eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) females in the eastern Ozarks of Missouri on 2 study areas during 1990–98. Across years and study areas, nesting rates ranged from 45.3 to 100%.
Larry D. Vangilder, Michael W. Hubbard, David A. Hasenbeck   +2 more
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Review of range‐wide vital rates quantifies eastern wild Turkey population trajectory [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Recent declines in eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) have prompted increased interest in management and research of this important game species. However, the mechanisms underlying these declines are unclear, leaving uncertainty in how
David W. Londe, Anna K. Moeller, Paul M. Lukacs, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Craig A. Davis, Robert Dwayne Elmore, M. Colter Chitwood   +6 more
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RESTORATION AND STATUS OF THE EASTERN WILD TURKEY IN OKLAHOMA

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1985
: The eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) occurred throughout most of Oklahoma prior to settlement. With increasing settlement in the late 1800s and early 1900s, eastern turkey populations declined.
Ronald E. Masters, Reginald E. Thackston
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Gobbling across landscapes: Eastern wild turkey distribution and occupancy–habitat associations [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Extensive restoration and translocation efforts beginning in the mid‐20th century helped to reestablish eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) throughout their ancestral range.
Christopher D. Pollentier, Michael A. Hardy, R. Scott Lutz, Scott D. Hull, Benjamin Zuckerberg   +4 more
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Role of kinship in sociality of female eastern wild turkeys

Wildlife Society Bulletin
Female eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) exhibit seasonal variation in gregarious behaviors, forming larger winter flocks that dissolve into smaller social groups prior to the onset of reproductive activities.
Sara A. Watkins, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Bret A. Collier, Michael J. Chamberlain   +3 more
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CROP DAMAGE BY WILD TURKEY IN OHIO

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2000
: As eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) populations expanded in Ohio, farmer concerns about crop damage increased. In 1995, the Ohio Division of Wildlife initiated a study to address farmer concerns regarding wild turkey crop damage ...
David A. Swanson, Gerald E. Meyer, Robert J. Stoll Jr.   +2 more
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Research Note: Isolation, speciation, and anticoccidial sensitivity of Eimeria spp. recovered from wild turkey feces in the United States

Poultry Science, 2023
: Between 2018 and 2020, over 100 wild turkey fecal samples were collected from the Eastern and Central thirds of the United States, where commercial turkey production is uncommon. We hypothesized that anticoccidial-sensitive Eimeria spp.
Carolina Trujillo-Peralta, Aaron Ashcraft, Roberto Señas-Cuesta, Makenly Coles, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Callie Selby, Aaron Forga, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Christine Vuong, Lisa Bielke, John Barta, Billy Hargis, Danielle Graham   +12 more
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Impacts of Short-Rotation Early-Growing Season Prescribed Fire on a Ground Nesting Bird in the Central Hardwoods Region of North America. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Landscape-scale short-rotation early-growing season prescribed fire, hereafter prescribed fire, in upland hardwood forests represents a recent shift in management strategies across eastern upland forests.
H Tyler Pittman, David G Krementz
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Evidence for Genetic Hybridization between Released and Wild Game Birds: Phylogeography and Genetic Structure of Chukar Partridge, Alectoris chukar, in Turkey

Diversity, 2022
The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar, Galliformes) is one of the most important game birds in its native range, spanning from the Balkans to eastern Asia, and the regions of Europe, North America and New Zealand where it was introduced.
Tamer Albayrak, José Antonio Dávila García, Özlem Özmen, Filiz Karadas, Duygu Ateş, Michael Wink   +5 more
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REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF WILD TURKEY FEMALES IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2010
: The eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) is an important wildlife resource in Ohio. As Ohio's wild turkey population increased in abundance and distribution, so too did the interest in wild turkey hunting.
David A. Swanson, Michael C. Reynolds
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