Reproduction in a declining population of wild turkeys in Arkansas

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1281-1290

  Thogmartin, Wayne E ^a,b   Johnson, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas; Hen success; Meleagris gallopavo; Nest predation; Nesting success; Physiological condition; Poult survival; Wild turkey

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARKANSAS; OUACHITA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032705816     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802846     Document Type: Article

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