Predation of Rio Grande Wild Turkey nests on the Edwards Plateau, Texas

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 906-910

  Dreibelbis, Justin Z ^a   Melton, Kyle B ^b   Aguirre, Ray ^b   Collier, Bret A ^a   Hardin, Jason ^b   Silvy, Nova J ^a   Peterson, Markus J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST PREDATION; POULTRY; WILD POPULATION;

EDWARDS PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO INTERMEDIA;

EID: 58549095315     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/07-183.1     Document Type: Article

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