Reproductive characteristics of a wild turkey population in central Mississippi

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 903-910

  Miller, Darren A ^a,b   Leopold, Bruce D ^a   Hurst, George A ^a  

^a Box 9690 ^*  (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern wild turkey; Hen success; Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; Mississippi; Nest; Nest success; Poult survival; Reproduction; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MISSISSIPPI; USA;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO SILVESTRIS;

EID: 0031855101     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802541     Document Type: Article

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