CABLE VERSUS SHOCK‐CORD HARNESSES: EFFECTS ON FEMALE WILD TURKEY MORTALITY

Abstract: A major assumption inherent to survival studies is that radio‐tagging does not affect the survival of individuals. If biologists arbitrarily accept this assumption to be true, negatively biased survival rates could result. We obtained survival data from female eastern wild turkeys (Meleagr...

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Published in:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Main Authors: Steven D. Roberts, William F. Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995-01-01
Subjects:
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
mortality
New York
radio‐tagging
radiotelemetry
right‐censoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1995.tb00221.x

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