Ground roost resource selection for Merriam's wild Turkeys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 295-299

  Lehman, Chad P ^a,c   Thompson, Daniel J ^a   Rumble, Mark A ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Custer State Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Hills; Ground roost; Merriam's; Ponderosa pine; Resource selection; Wild turkey

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; FOREST EDGE; MEADOW; NEST SITE; POULTRY; RESOURCE SELECTION; SHRUB; WOODY DEBRIS;

BLACK HILLS; UNITED STATES;

MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO MERRIAMI;

EID: 76349103070     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-115     Document Type: Article

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