EFFECTS OF FERAL HOG CONTROL ON NEST FATE OF EASTERN WILD TURKEY IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH OF TEXAS

Abstract: Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) have been implicated as a major cause of depredation on nests of reintroduced eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in Texas. To evaluate this assertion, we compared reproduction of radio‐marked turkeys on an area prior to (1998) and after (1999) int...

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Main Authors: Blake D. Petty, Shawn L. Locke, Roel R. Lopez, Markus J. Peterson, James C. Cathey, Nova J. Silvy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00306.x
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