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Evolutionary history of Mexican domesticated and wild Meleagris gallopavo [PDF]
Background The distribution of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) extends from Mexico to southeastern Canada and to the eastern and southern regions of the USA.
Gabriela Padilla-Jacobo +4 more
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Neonicotinoid detection in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in Ontario, Canada. [PDF]
The use of neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture is now recognized for the health risks it poses to non-target wildlife, with associated honey bee mortality especially concerning. Research directed toward the presence and effects of these pesticides on terrestrial vertebrates that consume neonicotinoid-coated seeds, such as wild turkeys (Meleagris ...
MacDonald AM +3 more
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INDEXES FOR AGING EASTERN WILD TURKEYS
Spur length was the best single variable for determining the age of eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris), but a discriminant function involving spur length, beard length, and body weight was more accurate.
Gene Kelly
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BEHAVIOR OF HUMAN‐IMPRINTED AND HEN‐REARED WILD TURKEY POULTS
Behavior patterns are described for human‐imprinted and hen‐reared wild turkey poults (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) from hatching until 4 months of age. Poults fed primarily on insects during the first 5 weeks of life.
William M. Healy +2 more
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Wild Turkey, <em>Meleagris gallopavo silvestris</em>, Behavior in Central Ontario During Winter [PDF]
Home range size, food habits, and roost site selection are described for the Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) introduced on the Precambrian Shield in central Ontario during the winters 1999 and 2000. Monthly home range size was correlated primarily to snow depth, although it was also likely associated to other factors, including ...
Linh P. Nguyen +2 more
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WINTER SURVIVAL OF WILD TURKEYS IN THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS
The survival and behavior of an isolated population of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) was investigated in the southern Adirondack Mountains, 1966‐73.
David E. Austin, Lee W. DeGraff
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TRAVEL CORRIDOR TECHNIQUE OF WILD TURKEY MANAGEMENT
Travel corridors provided the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) easy access to suitable habitats at Union Camp Corporation's Palmetto Bluff Plantation in southeastern South Carolina.
G. A. Gehrken
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AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SUMMER FOODS BY EASTERN WILD TURKEY BROODS IN LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
In Lee County, Alabama, grassy openings provided the greatest amounts of available food for wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) poults during the summer.
William E. Blackburn +2 more
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28: HABITAT MANAGEMENT FOR TURKEYS IN THE OAK‐HICKORY FORESTS OF MISSOURI
Recommendations for managing the habitat of the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and other game species in the forests of the Missouri Ozarks are presented in this report.
George P. Dellinger
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PRODUCTIVITY OF THE EASTERN WILD TURKEY IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) productivity was determined during the summers of 1968‐72 in the Mississippi River Delta, Mississippi. Highest productivity occurred in 1969 and the lowest in 1970.
James E. Kennamer +3 more
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