Ecological and behavioral correlates of variation in seasonal home ranges of wild turkeys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 154-164

  Badyaev, Alexander V ^a,b   Etges, William J ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas; breeding status; eastern wild turkey; home range; home range use; Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; social status

Indexed keywords

EASTERN WILD TURKEY; HOME RANGE; WILD TURKEY;

USA, ARKANSAS, OZARKS;

MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO SILVESTRIS;

EID: 0029668160     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802050     Document Type: Article

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