Scale of management for wild turkeys | #156

In this episode, we discuss how management scale and arrangement influence turkey behavior and productivity.

Resources:

Chitwood, M. C., et al. (2015). Do biological and bedsite characteristics influence survival of neonatal white-tailed deer?. PloS one, 10(3), e0119070.

Day, M. S. (2024). Factors impacting gobbling chronology and activity of male wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Alabama (Master's thesis).

Decreases in hen survival may explain declines | #153

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