FOOD HABITS OF WILD TURKEY POULTS IN MISSISSIPPI
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1975 Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) poults, age 3‐38 days, fed on a variety of habitats, but mostly along the edges of hayfields, pastures, or roadsides and in various forest types.
George A. Hurst, Bryan D. Stringer Jr.
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18: PARASITISM AND DISEASE AMONG SOUTHEASTERN WILD TURKEYS*
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1973 During the 6 years from 1964 to 1970 nearly 400 eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were examined for parasites and diseases. Adult and immature turkeys from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and West Virginia have been studied on an ...
Annie K. Prestwood +2 more
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Effects of Large Scale Growing Season Prescribed Burns on Movement, Habitat Use, Productivity, and Survival of Female Wild Turkey on the White Rock Ecosystem Restoration Project of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest [PDF]
, 2014 Restoration of woodland and savanna ecosystems has become a common management strategy in the Central Hardwoods region. Over the past two decades forest managers have implemented woodland and savanna restoration at the landscape level (≥10,000 ha ...
Pittman, Henry Tyler
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MORTALITY AND SURVIVAL OF WILD TRAPPED EASTERN WILD TURKEYS IN TEXAS
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1985 : Data from 74 transmitter‐equipped eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were used to determine mortality and survival in a new population.
Wendell G. Swank +3 more
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FACTORS INFLUENCING WILD TURKEY POULT SURVIVAL IN SOUTHCENTRAL IOWA
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2000 : Population models indicate that small changes in poult survival can contribute to large changes in population predictions. We used a proportional‐hazards model to evaluate the influence of habitat variables and individual characteristics on eastern ...
Michael W. Hubbard +2 more
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CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR WILD TURKEY RELEASE PRIORITIES IN INDIANA
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1990 : Habitat criteria based on the theoretical potential to support self‐sustaining wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) populations serve as a more objective guide for determining restoration priorities. We derived criteria from literature sources,
Steven E. Backs, Carl H. Eisfelder
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Investigation of Parasites and Other Pathogens Associated with Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) Declines in Tennessee [PDF]
This multi-part research project was carried out in order to investigate and address disease aspects which may be at play in the Middle Tennessee Wild Turkey population.
Horton, Laura K
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Behavioral-dependent recursive movements and implications for resource selection. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Bakner NW, Collier BA, Chamberlain MJ.
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Eastern wild turkey nest site selection in two frequently burned pine savannas [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Reproductive success is a critical factor affecting avian demographics and can be influenced by many factors including nesting chronology, predation risk, and fine-scale nest site selection.
Chamberlain, Michael J. +4 more
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3: RESTORATION OF THE EASTERN WILD TURKEY IN MISSOURI
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1973 Missouri's pre‐Columbian wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) population is estimated to have been 250,000 to 400,000 birds. Settlement in the late 1800's reduced virgin forests by 50 percent and eliminated the turkey from more than 83 percent of
Dan F. Dichneite
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