Ungulate browsers promote herbaceous layer diversity in logged temperate forests. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2016 Ungulates are leading drivers of plant communities worldwide, with impacts linked to animal density, disturbance and vegetation structure, and site productivity. We examined the effects of (1) white‐tailed deer and (2) moose + white‐tailed deer on the herbaceous layers of regenerating temperate forests 5–6 years after canopy removal by logging ...
Faison EK +4 more
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Avian influenza overview October 2016-August 2017. [PDF]
EFSA J, 2017 Abstract The A(H5N8) highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic occurred in 29 European countries in 2016/2017 and has been the largest ever recorded in the EU in terms of number of poultry outbreaks, geographical extent and number of dead wild birds.
European Food Safety Authority +13 more
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Evaluation of Space Use and Movement by Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) During Extreme Climatic Disturbances and Annual Phenological States [PDF]
, 2020 Space use is driven by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors across space and time. Meaning a species demography and habitat requirements may vary across landscapes.
Moscicki, David J
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Habitat diversity influences puma Puma concolor diet in the Chihuahuan Desert
Wildlife Biology, Volume 2021, Issue 4, 2021., 2021 Habitat heterogeneity and corresponding diversity in potential prey species should increase the diet breadth of generalist predators. Many previous studies describing puma Puma concolor diets in the arid regions of the southwestern United States were focused within largely xeric locations, overlooking the influence of heterogeneity created by riparian ...
Charles H. Prude, James W. Cain III
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Home Ranges of Female Rio Grande Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) in Southern Texas
The Southwestern Naturalist, 2012 Abstract We captured and placed radiotransmitters on 27, 37, and 51 female Rio Grande turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) on the Encino, Norias, and Laureles divisions of King Ranch, respectively, in Brooks, Kenedy, and Kleberg counties, Texas. Mean annual sizes of home ranges were 838–5,867 ha, which were larger than most individual holdings of ...
Reyes Ramirez, Eric +9 more
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Behavioral strategies during incubation influence nest and female survival of Wild Turkeys [PDF]
, 2020 Females must balance physiological and behavioral demands of producing offspring with associated expenditures, such as resource acquisition and predator avoidance. Nest success is an important parameter underlying avian population dynamics.
Chamberlain, Michael J. +5 more
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EFFECT OF GRAZING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON WILD TURKEY HABITAT
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1975 Grazing management systems designed to improve forage for livestock also improved the nesting and feeding conditions for Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) at the Sonora Research Station.
Leo B. Merrill
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Multiple species comparison of cardiac troponin T and dystrophin: unravelling the DNA behind dilated cardiomyopathy [PDF]
, 2017 Animals have frequently been used as models for human disorders and mutations. Following advances in genetic testing and treatment options, and the decreasing cost of these technologies in the clinic, mutations in both companion and commercial animals ...
Braunwald +24 more
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EITHER‐SEX TURKEY HARVEST IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1975 Either‐sex harvests of Rio Grande turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) were studied from 1969 through 1972 under the Panhandle Game Management Survey in Hemphill and Wheeler Counties.
Richard D. DeArment
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EVALUATION OF REPRODUCTIVE PHENOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF EASTERN WILD TURKEY (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO SILVESTRIS) ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES [PDF]
, 2019 Avian reproduction is known to be a driver of population dynamics across species and systems. Behavioral decisions during incubation such as habitat selection and nest attentiveness are thought to affect nest success.
Bakner, Nicholas W
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