UNDERSTANDING THE ECOLOGY OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LATITUDES
Abstract: Prior to the 1960s, conventional wisdom suggested wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were unlikely to thrive in the upper midwestern and northeastern United States. Two hypotheses were implicit: (1) severity of winter weather produced high mortality, thereby limiting turkey popu...
| Published in: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2005-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00323.x |