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WILD TURKEYS AS MONITORS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Wildlife are usually considered vectors, reservoirs, or primary targets of infectious disease. This paper illustrates that they can also serve as sentinels of disease activity. In Texas, the Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) is well
Daniel O. Trainer, W. C. Glazener
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WINTER ROOST CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIO GRANDE TURKEY IN SOUTH TEXAS
Winter roosts of Rio Grande turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) were relatively close to permanent water. Roosts included above average size trees, were within close proximity to brush thickets and clearings, and contained relatively large numbers ...
Harry H. Haucke
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BEHAVIORAL FACTORS INFLUENCING VARIABILITY OF ROOST COUNTS FOR RIO GRANDE TURKEYS
Small winter flocks of Rio Grande turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) used many more satellite roosts than did larger flocks on the Welder Wildlife Refuge in south Texas.
David M. Smith
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Evaluation of Reproductive Phenology and Ecology of Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Across the Southeastern United States [PDF]
The primary driver of population growth and sustainability of gallinaceous birds is annual recruitment. Habitat selection by wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo spp.) during reproductive activities could influence production at multiple temporal and ...
Schofield, Landon Robert
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: Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) were introduced into northeastern South Dakota in the early 1970s, flourished until the mid 1980s, and then declined to
Chad P. Lehman +3 more
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UTILIZATION OF MAN‐MADE ROOSTS BY TURKEY IN WEST TEXAS
The Rio Grande turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) has extended its range into 1.4 million hectares (ha) of semiarid scrub mesquite prairie in West Texas.
H. G. Kothmann, G. W. Litton
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RIO GRANDE WILD TURKEY DIETS IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
: Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) populations have been declining in the Texas Panhandle, whereas populations of Rio Grande wild turkeys in other areas of Texas have been more stable.
Mark C. Wallace +5 more
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NESTING AND SURVIVAL OF RIO GRANDE TURKEYS IN NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS
: We studied survival and habitat use of female Rio Grande turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) during the nesting period in the Rolling Plains and Cross Timbers ecotone of northcentral Texas.
Scott D. Hohensee, Mark C. Wallace
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WILD TURKEY MANAGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA
Wild turkey management in California consists of releasing wild‐trapped turkeys and conducting a fall and spring turkey hunting season. Three varieties of turkeys, totaling 1,287, have been released.
W. C. Graves
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DISEASES OF TEXAS WILD TURKEYS
There is little difference between the types of diseases in domestic and wild turkeys. However, ascertaining the importance of diseases in wild turkey populations is a major . problem. The tendency of the Rio Grande turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)
R. M. Robinson
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