Reproductive ecology of eastern wild turkeys in southwestern Wisconsin

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 911-916

  Paisley, R Neal ^a   Wright, Robert G ^a,b   Kubisiak, John F ^a   Rolley, Robert E ^a  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b Midwest Bio Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern wild turkey; Hen success; Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; Nesting; Radiotelemetry; Recruitment; Reproduction; Turkey; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

USA; WISCONSIN;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLOPAVO; MAMMALIA; MELEAGRIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO SILVESTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031821118     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802542     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. COCHRAN, W. G. 1977. Sampling techniques. Third edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, USA.
2. COWARDIN, L. M., D. S. GILMER, AND C. W. SHAIFFER. 1985. Mallard recruitment in the agricultural environment of North Dakota. Wildlife Monographs 92.
3. EVERETT, D. D., D. W. SPEAKE, AND W. K. MADDOX. 1980. Natality and mortality of a north Alabama wild turkey population. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 4:117-126.
4. GLIDDEN, J. W. 1977. Net productivity of a wild turkey population in southwestern New York. Transactions of the Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society 34:13-21.
5. _, AND D. E. AUSTIN. 1975. Natality and mortality of wild turkey poults in southwestern New York. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 3:48-54.
6. KUBISIAK, J. F., R. N. PAISLEY, AND R. G. WRIGHT. 1997. Estimating the accuracy of counting eastern wild turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo silvestris, using helicopters in Wisconsin. Canadian Field-Naturalist 111:417-421.
7. KURZEJESKI, E. W., AND L. D. VANGILDER. 1992. Population management. Pages 165-184 in J. G. Dickson, editor. The wild turkey: biology and management. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
8. LITTLE, T. W., AND K. L. VARLAND. 1981. Reproduction and dispersal of transplanted wild turkeys in Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Management 45:419-427.
9. LUTZ, R. S., AND J. A. CRAWFORD. 1987. Reproductive success and nesting habitat of Merriam's wild turkeys in Oregon. Journal of Wildlife Management 51:783-787.
10. MILLER, J. E., AND B. D. LEOPOLD. 1992. Population influences: predators. Pages 119-128 in J. G. Dickson, editor. The wild turkey: biology and management. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
11. PAISLEY, R. N., R. G. WRIGHT, AND J. F. KUBISIAK. 1996. Survival of wild turkey gobblers in southwestern Wisconsin. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 7:39-44.
12. PELHAM, P. H., AND J. G. DICKSON. 1992. Physical characteristics. Pages 32-45 in J. G. Dickson, editor. The wild turkey: biology and management. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
13. PORTER, W. F. 1978. The ecology and behavior of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in southeastern Minnesota. Dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
14. _, G. C. NELSON, AND K. MATTSON. 1983. Effects of winter conditions on reproduction in a northern wild turkey population. Journal of Wildlife Management 47:281-290.
15. _, R. D., TANGEN, G. C. NELSON, AND D. A. HAMILTON. 1980. Effects of corn food plots on wild turkeys in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management 44:456-462.
16. ROBERTS, S. D., J. M. COFFEY, AND W. F. PORTER. 1995. Survival and reproduction of female wild turkeys in New York. Journal of Wildlife Management 59:437-447.
17. ROLLEY, R. E., J. F. KUBISIAK, R. N. PAISLEY, AND R. G. WRIGHT. 1998. Wild turkey population dynamics in southwestern Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:917-924.
18. RUMBLE, M. A., AND R. A. HODORFF. 1993. Nesting ecology of Merriam's turkeys in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Journal of Wildlife Management 57:789-801.
19. VANDER HAEGEN, W. M., W. E. DODGE, AND M. W. SAYRE. 1988. Factors affecting productivity in a northern wild turkey population. Journal of Wildlife Management 52:127-133.
20. VANGILDER, L. D. 1992. Population dynamics. Pages 144-164 in J. G. Dickson, editor. The wild turkey: biology and management. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
21. _, AND E. W. KURZEJESKI. 1995. Population ecology of the eastern wild turkey in northern Missouri. Wildlife Monographs 130.
22. _, _, V. L. KIMMEL-TRUITT, AND J. B. LEWIS. 1987. Reproductive parameters of wild turkey hens in north Missouri. Journal of Wildlife Management 51:535-540.
23. WALLIN, J. A. 1983. Eastern wild turkey tolerance to human disturbance during incubation and its relationship to spring hunting in Vermont. Thesis, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
24. WHITE, G. C., AND R. A. GARROTT. 1990. Analysis of wildlife radio-tracking data. Academic Press, San Diego, California, USA.
25. WILLIAMS, L. E., JR., AND D. H. AUSTIN. 1988. Studies of the wild turkey in Florida. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Division of Wildlife Technical Bulletin 10.
26. WINER, B. J. 1971. Statistical principles in experimental design. Second edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, USA.
27. WRIGHT, R. G., R. N. PAISLEY, AND J. F. KUBISIAK. 1996. Survival of wild turkey hens in southwestern Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Management 60:313-320.
28. WUNZ, G. A. 1987. Rocket-net innovations for capturing wild turkeys. Turkitat 6:2-4.