Feeding ecology of Merriam's turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) in the Black Hills, South Dakota

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 157-171

  Rumble, Mark A ^a   Anderson, Stanley H ^b  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; ARTHROPODA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO MERRIAMI; ORTHOPTERA; PINUS PONDEROSA; UVA URSI;

EID: 0029972357     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426641     Document Type: Article

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